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Fuks D, Duhaut P, Mauvais F, Pocard M, Haccart V, Paquet JC, Millat B, Msika S, Sielezneff I, Scotté M, Chatelain D, Regimbeau JM. A retrospective comparison of older and younger adults undergoing early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for mild to moderate calculous cholecystitis. J Am Geriatr Soc 2015; 63:1010-6. [PMID: 25946647 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the demographic characteristics and intra- and postoperative outcomes in elderly adults (≥75) with those of younger adults undergoing early (<5 days after onset of complaints) cholecystectomy. DESIGN Retrospective analysis from May 2010 to August 2012. SETTING Randomized, multicenter, clinical trial (ABCAL Study, NCT01015417). PARTICIPANTS Individuals with mild or moderate acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) according to the Tokyo Guidelines (N=414; n=78 aged 75-94, median 82; n=336 aged 18-74, median 49). MEASUREMENTS Demographic characteristics and pre-, intra-, and postoperative data. RESULTS The elderly group was more likely to have an American Society of Anesthesiologists score of 3 or greater (62% vs 23%, P<.001), higher serum creatinine (103 vs 74 μmol/L, P<.001), and more-severe ACC (moderate ACC (62% vs 50%, P=.05), gangrenous cholecystitis (38% vs 15%, P=.001)) on preoperative imaging and confirmed intraoperatively. Ulcerated mucosa (76% vs 61%, P=.001) was significantly more frequent in the elderly group. Operative time, postoperative mortality, and postoperative infectious (18% vs 14%, P=.35) and noninfectious (9% vs 3%, P=.80) complications were similar between the two groups. Median length of stay (7.0 vs 5.0 days, P=.54) and readmission rate (15% vs 4%, P=.07) were not significantly higher in the elderly group. No significant difference was observed for the subgroup of participants aged 80 and older. CONCLUSION In this randomized trial that included a selected sample of older adults, there was no difference in major outcomes between elderly adults and their younger counterparts after early cholecystectomy. The findings are limited because important geriatric outcomes such as delirium and functional decline were not examined.
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- David Fuks
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France.,Department of Internal Medicine, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France.,Inserm U1088, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France.,Réseau d'Epidémiologie Clinique International Francophone, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France.,Réseau d'Epidémiologie Clinique International Francophone, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Beauvais Hospital, Beauvais, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Montreuil-sur-Mer Hospital, Rang-du-Fliers, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Louis Mourier Hospital, Colombes, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, La Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen Cedex, France
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- Department of Pathology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France.,Inserm U1088, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France
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Kabul Gurbulak E, Gurbulak B, Akgun IE, Duzkoylu Y, Battal M, Fevzi Celayir M, Demir U. Prediction of the grade of acute cholecystitis by plasma level of C-reactive protein. IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL 2015; 17:e28091. [PMID: 26023353 PMCID: PMC4443387 DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.17(4)2015.28091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Background: Acute cholecystitis is the most common complication of gallbladder stones. Today, Tokyo guidelines criteria are recommended for diagnosis, grading, and management of acute cholecystitis. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) at different cut-off values to predict the severity of the disease and its possible role in grading the disease with regard to the guideline. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective study, analyzing 682 cases out of consecutive 892 patients with acute cholecystitis admitted to two different general surgery clinics in Istanbul, Turkey. Records of patients diagnosed with acute cholecystitis were screened retrospectively from the hospital computer database between January 2011 and July 2014. A total of 210 patients with concomitant diseases causing high CRP levels were excluded from the study. The criteria of Tokyo guidelines were used in grading the severity of acute cholecystitis, and patients were divided into 3 groups. CRP values at the time of admission were analyzed and compared among the groups. Results: Mean CRP levels of groups were found to be significantly different, 18.96 mg/L in Group I, 133.51 mg/L in Group II, and 237.23 mg/L in Group III (P < 0.001). Having examined CRP values among the groups, they were found to be highly and significantly correlated with the disease grade (P < 0.0001). After evaluating CRP levels according to the grade of the disease, group 2 was distinguished from group 1 with a cut-off CRP level of 70.65 mg/L, and from group 3 with a value of 198.95 mg/L. Those results were found to be statistically significant (P < 0.001). Conclusions: CRP, a well-known acute phase reactant that increases rapidly in various inflammatory processes, can be accepted as a strong predictor in classifying different grades of the disease, and treatment can be reliably planned according to this classification.
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- Esin Kabul Gurbulak
- Department of General Surgery, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Corresponding Author: Esin Kabul Gurbulak, Department of General Surgery, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: +90-2123736146, Fax: +90-2122240772, E-mail:
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- Department of General Surgery, Arnavutkoy State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ambe PC, Weber SA, Wassenberg D. Is gallbladder inflammation more severe in male patients presenting with acute cholecystitis? BMC Surg 2015; 15:48. [PMID: 25903474 PMCID: PMC4415220 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-015-0034-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The male gender is considered a risk factor for complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The reasons for this gender associated risk are not clearly understood. The extent of gallbladder inflammation has been shown to influence surgical outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not gallbladder inflammation is more severe in male patients presenting with acute cholecystitis. METHODS A retrospective gender dependent comparison of the data of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in a primary care facility within a five-year period was performed. RESULTS 138 patients, 69 males and 69 females were included for analysis. Severe gallbladder inflammation (gangrenous and necrotizing cholecystitis) was seen in a significant portion of the male population compared to the female population (p = 0.002). The male gender was confirmed in a multivariate analysis as an independent risk factor for severe cholecystits (p = 0.018). CONCLUSION The male gender is a risk factor for severe gallbladder inflammation. An early surgical intervention may be needed to prevent complications.
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- Peter C Ambe
- Department of General, Visceral and thoracic surgery, St. Remigius Hospital Opladen, An St. Remigius 26, 51379, Leverkusen, Germany. .,Helios Klinikum Wuppertal, Department of Surgery II, Witten - Herdecke University, Heusner Str. 40, 42283, Wuppertal, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, St. Elisabeth Hospital Hohenlind, Werthmannstr. 1, 50937, Köln, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and thoracic surgery, St. Remigius Hospital Opladen, An St. Remigius 26, 51379, Leverkusen, Germany
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Kim EY, Lee SH, Lee JS, Yoon YC, Park SK, Choi HJ, Yoo DD, Hong TH. Is routine drain insertion after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis beneficial? A multicenter, prospective randomized controlled trial. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2015; 22:551-7. [DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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- Eun Young Kim
- Department of Hepato-biliary and Pancreas Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; The Catholic University of Korea; Banpo-daero 222, Seocho-gu Seoul 137-701 Korea
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- Department of Hepato-biliary and Pancreas Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; The Catholic University of Korea; Banpo-daero 222, Seocho-gu Seoul 137-701 Korea
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- Department of Hepato-biliary and Pancreas Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; The Catholic University of Korea; Banpo-daero 222, Seocho-gu Seoul 137-701 Korea
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- Department of Hepato-biliary and Pancreas Surgery, College of Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital; The Catholic University of Korea; Bupyeong Korea
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- Department of Hepato-biliary and Pancreas Surgery, College of Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital; The Catholic University of Korea; Bupyeong Korea
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- Department of Hepato-biliary and Pancreas Surgery, College of Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital; The Catholic University of Korea; Bucheon Korea
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- Department of Hepato-biliary and Pancreas Surgery, College of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital; The Catholic University of Korea; Suwon Korea
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- Department of Hepato-biliary and Pancreas Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; The Catholic University of Korea; Banpo-daero 222, Seocho-gu Seoul 137-701 Korea
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Agresta F, Campanile FC, Vettoretto N, Silecchia G, Bergamini C, Maida P, Lombari P, Narilli P, Marchi D, Carrara A, Esposito MG, Fiume S, Miranda G, Barlera S, Davoli M. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: consensus conference-based guidelines. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2015; 400:429-53. [PMID: 25850631 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-015-1300-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard technique for gallbladder diseases in both acute and elective surgery. Nevertheless, reports from national surveys still seem to represent some doubts regarding its diffusion. There is neither a wide consensus on its indications nor on its possible related morbidity. On the other hand, more than 25 years have passed since the introduction of LC, and we have all witnessed the exponential growth of knowledge, skill and technology that has followed it. In 1995, the EAES published its consensus statement on laparoscopic cholecystectomy in which seven main questions were answered, according to the available evidence. During the following 20 years, there have been several additional guidelines on LC, mainly focused on some particular aspect, such as emergency or concomitant biliary tract surgery. METHODS In 2012, several Italian surgical societies decided to revisit the clinical recommendations for the role of laparoscopy in the treatment of gallbladder diseases in adults, to update and supplement the existing guidelines with recommendations that reflect what is known and what constitutes good practice concerning LC.
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- Ferdinando Agresta
- Department of Surgery, Presidio Ospedaliero di Adria (RO), Adria, RO, Italy,
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Kamalapurkar D, Pang TCY, Siriwardhane M, Hollands M, Johnston E, Pleass H, Richardson A, Lam VWT. Index cholecystectomy in grade II and III acute calculous cholecystitis is feasible and safe. ANZ J Surg 2015; 85:854-9. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.12986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Department of Surgery; Westmead Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Discipline of Surgery; Sydney Medical School; The University of Sydney; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Surgery; Westmead Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Surgery; Westmead Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Discipline of Surgery; Sydney Medical School; The University of Sydney; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Surgery; Westmead Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Discipline of Surgery; Sydney Medical School; The University of Sydney; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Surgery; Westmead Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Discipline of Surgery; Sydney Medical School; The University of Sydney; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Surgery; Westmead Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Discipline of Surgery; Sydney Medical School; The University of Sydney; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Surgery; Westmead Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Discipline of Surgery; Sydney Medical School; The University of Sydney; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Acute acalculous cholecystitis in the critically ill: risk factors and surgical strategies. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2014; 400:421-7. [PMID: 25539703 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-014-1267-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is characterized by severe gallbladder inflammation without cystic duct obstruction. Critical illness and neurological deficits are often associated with AAC, and early radiologic imaging is necessary for the detection and timely treatment of AAC. In critically ill patients, effective surgical management is difficult. This review examines the three common surgical treatments for AAC (open cholecystectomy (OC), laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), or percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC)), their prevalence in current literature, and the perioperative outcomes of these different approaches using a large retrospective database. MATERIALS AND METHODS This review examined literature gathered from PubMed and Google Scholar to select more than 50 sources with data pertinent to AAC; of which 20 are described in a summary table. Outcomes from our previous research and several updated results were obtained from the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) database. RESULTS LC has proven effective in treating AAC when the risks of general anesthesia and the chance for conversion to OC are low. In critically ill patients with multiple comorbidities, PC or OC may be the only available options. Data in the literature and an examination of outcomes within a national database indicate that for severely ill patients, PC may be safer and met with better outcomes than OC for the healthier set of AAC patients. CONCLUSIONS We suggest a three-pronged approach to surgical resolution of AAC. Patients that are healthy enough to tolerate LC should undergo LC early in the course of the disease. In critically ill patients, patients with multiple comorbidities, a high conversion risk, or who are poor surgical candidates, PC may be the safest and most successful intervention.
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Acute cholecystitis: WSES position statement. World J Emerg Surg 2014; 9:58. [PMID: 25422672 PMCID: PMC4242474 DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-9-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background The management of acute calculous cholecystitis still offers room for debate in terms of diagnosis, severity scores, treatment options and timing for surgery. Material and methods A systematic review about the treatment of acute cholecystitis has been completed. The recommendations of recent guidelines have also been examined taking into account the results of the review. Results The evidence available in the literature supports the recommendation about laparoscopic cholecystectomy as treatment of choice for acute cholecystitis. Surgery should be performed as soon as possible after the diagnosis because early treatment reduces total hospital stay and does not increase complication or conversion rates. The antibiotics can play different roles and attention should be posed to the risk of emerging resistance. A surgical or percutaneous drainage of the gallbladder is advocated by some authors in the advanced forms of inflammation or patients with severe co-morbidities; however, the available evidence does not support it, and further studies are necessary to clarify its role.
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Kaplan D, Inaba K, Chouliaras K, Low GMI, Benjamin E, Lam L, Grabo D, Demetriades D. Subtotal Cholecystectomy and Open Total Cholecystectomy: Alternatives in Complicated Cholecystitis. Am Surg 2014. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481408001009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Subtotal cholecystectomy (SC) is an alternative to open total cholecystectomy (OTC) when variable anatomy or other intraoperative findings preclude safe dissection of Calot's triangle. The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes between SC and OTC in patients with complicated cholecystitis, cases that could not be completed with the original surgical approach and required intraoperative conversion to either SC or OTC. All cases of cholecystectomy converted to SC or OTC from January 2008 to December 2012 were retrospectively identified. Preoperative laboratory values, imaging studies, and clinical demographics were compared between the two groups. The outcome variables analyzed included hospital and intensive care unit length of stay as well as intraoperative complications. In this study, 214 cases of complicated cholecystitis were analyzed; 63 SC and 151 laparoscopic converted to OTC. From the SC group, 46 (73%) were converted to open, 12 (19%) were primary open, and five (8%) were done laparoscopically. There were no statistically significant differences in demographics, preoperative serologic markers, or intraoperative findings ( P > 0.05). Five (3.3%) common bile duct (CBD) injuries occurred in the OTC group, whereas none occurred in the SC group. Overall there were 23 (15.2%) complications in the OTC group and nine (14.3%) in the SC group. The aggregate severe complication rate (CBD injury, vascular injury, gastrointestinal injury) was significantly higher in the OTC group (0.0 to 7.9%, P = 0.036). In conclusion, SC may be considered as a safe alternative in complicated cholecystitis.
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- Daniel Kaplan
- From LAC+USC Medical Center, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- From LAC+USC Medical Center, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- From LAC+USC Medical Center, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- From LAC+USC Medical Center, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- From LAC+USC Medical Center, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- From LAC+USC Medical Center, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- From LAC+USC Medical Center, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- From LAC+USC Medical Center, Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Badia JM, Nve E, Jimeno J, Guirao X, Figueras J, Arias-Díaz J. Tratamiento quirúrgico de la colecistitis aguda. Resultados de una encuesta a los cirujanos españoles. Cir Esp 2014; 92:517-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2014.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Revel L, Lubrano J, Badet N, Manzoni P, Degano SV, Delabrousse E. Preoperative diagnosis of gangrenous acute cholecystitis: usefulness of CEUS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 39:1175-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s00261-014-0151-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Sista F, Schietroma M, Abruzzese V, Bianchi Z, Carlei F, De Santis G, Cecilia EM, Pessia B, Piccione F, Amicucci G. Ultrasonic Versus Standard Electric Dissection in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients with Acute Calculous Cholecystitis, Complicated by Peritonitis: Influence on the Postoperative Systemic Inflammation and Immune Response. A Prospective Randomized Study. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2014; 24:151-8. [DOI: 10.1089/lap.2013.0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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- Federico Sista
- Department of Surgery, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Cull JD, Velasco JM, Czubak A, Rice D, Brown EC. Management of acute cholecystitis: prevalence of percutaneous cholecystostomy and delayed cholecystectomy in the elderly. J Gastrointest Surg 2014; 18:328-33. [PMID: 24197550 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2341-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Published guidelines recommend early cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in the elderly. Alternatively, percutaneous cholecystostomy can be used in compromised patients. METHODS We reviewed 806 elderly patients diagnosed with biliary disease retrospectively identified through billing and diagnosis codes. Two hundred sixty-five patients with histologically documented acute cholecystitis were selected. RESULTS Initially, 75 patients had percutaneous cholecystostomy (Group 1), 64 (24 % underwent interval cholecystectomy, 74 (28 %) early (Group 2), and 127 (48 %) delayed cholecystectomy (Group 3). Group 1 was more likely to have American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) scores of 4 when compared to those in Groups 2 and 3 (p = 0.04). No difference existed among the groups when patients with an ASA of 4 were excluded: conversion rates (11 %), biliary leak, bowel injury, need for reoperation, or 30 days mortality. Patients in Group 1 and in Group 3 were five times (p = 0.04) and four times (p = 0.06) more likely, respectively, than those in Group 2 to have recurrent episodes of pancreatitis, cholecystitis, and cholangitis. CONCLUSION Patients were more likely to have delayed cholecystectomy after initial antibiotic therapy or cholecystostomy without the benefit of a lower conversion rate when compared to the early group, but they had higher recurrent episodes of cholecystitis/pancreatitis or cholangitis.
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- John D Cull
- Department of General Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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Navez B, Navez J. Laparoscopy in the acute abdomen. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2014; 28:3-17. [PMID: 24485251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 11/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Laparoscopy has become a routine procedure in the management of acute abdominal disease and can be considered both an excellent therapeutic and additional diagnostic tool in selected cases. However, a high level of expertise in laparoscopic and emergency surgery is required. Hemodynamic instability, huge abdominal distension, fecal peritonitis and perforated cancer are relative contraindications for the laparoscopic approach. In recent years, abdominal emergencies have increasingly been managed successfully by laparoscopy. In acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis and perforated peptic ulcer, randomized controlled trials have proven that the laparoscopic approach is as safe and as effective as open surgery, with fewer complications and a quicker postoperative recovery. Other indications such as blunt and penetrating trauma to the abdomen, small bowel occlusion and perforated diverticular disease are under debate, indicating that more randomized controlled trials comparing laparoscopic and open surgery are still necessary.
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- Benoit Navez
- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Gwinn EC, Daly S, Deziel DJ. The use of laparoscopic ultrasound in difficult cholecystectomy cases significantly decreases morbidity. Surgery 2013; 154:909-15; discussion 915-7. [PMID: 24074430 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS) is a method of intraoperative bile duct imaging that can be used prior to any potentially hazardous dissection. The purpose of this study was to determine whether LUS could permit safe laparoscopic completion of difficult cholecystectomy (LC) cases and to assess whether its use had any impact on clinical outcome. METHODS We identified prospectively 44 patients with severe cholecystitis in whom LUS was considered critical for intraoperative identification of the bile ducts. LC patients were compared, on an intention to treat basis, with 41 contemporaneous patients with severe cholecystitis who had planned open cholecystectomy (OC). RESULTS LUS identified the extrahepatic bile ducts in all cases. Of the cases, 40 (91%) were completed laparoscopically. OC patients had a higher rate of acute cholecystitis and preoperative percutaneous cholecystostomy tubes and a higher mean ASA classification. Intraoperatively, LC patients had significantly less estimated blood loss and fewer drains were placed. Postoperatively, LC patients had significantly fewer total complications, Clavien-Dindo grade 3 complications, biliary complications, biliary reinterventions, intra-abdominal abscesses, and bleeding complications. LC patients had significantly fewer ICU admissions and shorter LOS. CONCLUSION By allowing identification of the extrahepatic bile ducts during difficult cholecystectomy, LUS results in a high rate of successful laparoscopic completions. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with better clinical outcomes than OC for patients with severe cholecystitis.
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- Elizabeth C Gwinn
- Department of General Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Patel NB, Oto A, Thomas S. Multidetector CT of Emergent Biliary Pathologic Conditions. Radiographics 2013; 33:1867-88. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.337125038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Degrate L, Ciravegna AL, Luperto M, Guaglio M, Garancini M, Maternini M, Giordano L, Romano F, Gianotti L, Uggeri F. Acute cholecystitis: the golden 72-h period is not a strict limit to perform early cholecystectomy. Results from 316 consecutive patients. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2013; 398:1129-36. [PMID: 24132801 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-013-1131-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ELC) is the treatment of choice for acute cholecystitis (AC), but the optimal surgical timing is controversial. The aim of this study was to retrospectively verify the outcome of patients with AC according to different timing of cholecystectomy. METHODS Patients undergoing cholecystectomy for AC from 2006 to 2012 were stratified into two groups: initial admission cholecystectomy (IAC) and delayed cholecystectomy (DC, after at least 4 weeks). Among IAC, a subgroup undergoing immediate cholecystectomy (IC, within 72 h of symptom onset) was further analyzed. RESULTS Three-hundred and sixteen consecutive patients were studied. IAC group included 262 patients (82.9 %) and DC group included 54 patients (17.1 %). The two groups were similar in conversion rate, operation length, and overall complication rate. The total length of hospitalization was longer in DC patients (p = 0.005). Among DC patients, 25.9 % required re-hospitalization while waiting an elective procedure. In the group undergoing IC (66 patients), conversion rate, length of operation, and postoperative morbidity were similar to that of the IAC group. Length of stay was shorter in IC group (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis identified moderate-severe AC grading and ASA score ≥ 3 as predictors of postoperative complications. CONCLUSIONS The timing of cholecystectomy for AC does not seem to affect conversion rate and postoperative morbidity. Therefore the 72-h period should not be considered a strict limit to perform LC, provided that the operation is carried out during the initial hospital admission.
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- Luca Degrate
- Department of Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900, Monza, MB, Italy,
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Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) represents a severe disease in critically ill patients. The pathogenesis of acute necroinflammatory gallbladder disease is multifactorial and intensive care unit (ICU) patients show multiple risk factors. In addition AAC is difficult to diagnose because of the vague physical and non-specific technical findings. Only the combination of clinical and technical findings including the challenging physical examination of critically ill patients, laboratory results and ultrasound or computed tomography (CT) scan, will lead to the diagnosis. The condition of AAC has a rapid progress to gallbladder necrosis, gangrene and perforation and these complications are reflected in the high morbidity and mortality rates, therefore, therapy should be promptly initiated. If there are no clinical contraindications for an operative approach cholecystectomy is the definitive treatment and both open and laparoscopic procedures have been used. In unstable, critically ill patients percutaneous cholecystostomy should be immediately performed. In addition, transpapillary endoscopic drainage is also possible if there are contraindications for percutaneous cholecystostomy. Patients who fail to improve or deteriorate following interventional drainage should be reconsidered for cholecystectomy. Due to the fact that more than 90 % of patients treated with percutaneous cholecystostomy showed no recurrence of symptoms during a period of more than 1 year, it is still unclear if percutaneous cholecystostomy is the definitive treatment of AAC for unstable patients or if delayed cholecystectomy is still necessary.
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TG13 current terminology, etiology, and epidemiology of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2013; 20:8-23. [PMID: 23307004 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-012-0564-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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While referring to the evidence adopted in the Tokyo Guidelines 2007 (TG07) as well as subsequently obtained evidence, further discussion took place on terminology, etiology, and epidemiological data. In particular, new findings have accumulated on the occurrence of symptoms in patients with gallstones, frequency of severe cholecystitis and cholangitis, onset of cholecystitis and cholangitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and medications, mortality rate, and recurrence rate. The primary etiology of acute cholangitis/cholecystitis is the presence of stones. Next to stones, the most significant etiology of acute cholangitis is benign/malignant stenosis of the biliary tract. On the other hand, there is another type of acute cholecystitis, acute acalculous cholecystitis, in which stones are not involved as causative factors. Risk factors for acute acalculous cholecystitis include surgery, trauma, burn, and parenteral nutrition. After 2000, the mortality rate of acute cholangitis has been about 10 %, while that of acute cholecystitis has generally been less than 1 %. After the publication of TG07, diagnostic criteria and severity assessment criteria were standardized, and the distribution of cases according to severity and comparison of clinical data among target populations have become more subjective. The concept of healthcare-associated infections is important in the current treatment of infection. The treatment of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis substantially differs from that of community-acquired infections. Cholangitis and cholecystitis as healthcare-associated infections are clearly described in the updated Tokyo Guidelines (TG13). Free full-text articles and a mobile application of TG13 are available via http://www.jshbps.jp/en/guideline/tg13.html.
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Yamashita Y, Takada T, Strasberg SM, Pitt HA, Gouma DJ, Garden OJ, Büchler MW, Gomi H, Dervenis C, Windsor JA, Kim SW, de Santibanes E, Padbury R, Chen XP, Chan ACW, Fan ST, Jagannath P, Mayumi T, Yoshida M, Miura F, Tsuyuguchi T, Itoi T, Supe AN. TG13 surgical management of acute cholecystitis. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2013; 20:89-96. [PMID: 23307007 DOI: 10.1007/s00534-012-0567-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now accepted as a surgical procedure for acute cholecystitis when it is performed by an expert surgeon. There are several lines of strong evidence, such as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses, supporting the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with acute cholecystitis. The updated Tokyo Guidelines 2013 (TG13) describe the surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis according to the grade of severity, the timing, and the procedure used for cholecystitis in a question-and-answer format using the evidence concerning surgical management of acute cholecystitis. METHODS AND MATERIALS Forty-eight publications were selected for a careful examination of their full texts, and the types of surgical management of acute cholecystitis were investigated using this evidence. The items concerning the surgical management of acute cholecystitis were the optimal surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis according to the grade of severity, optimal timing for the cholecystectomy, surgical procedure used for cholecystectomy, optimal timing of the conversion of cholecystectomy from laparoscopic to open surgery, and the complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. RESULTS There were eight RCTs and four meta-analyses concerning the optimal timing of the cholecystectomy. Consequently, it was found that cholecystectomy is preferable early after admission. There were three RCTs and two meta-analyses concerning the surgical procedure, which concluded that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is preferable to open procedures. Literature concerning the surgical treatment according to the grade of severity could not be quoted, because there have been no publications on this topic. Therefore, the treatment was determined based on the general opinions of professionals. CONCLUSION Surgical management of acute cholecystitis in the updated TG13 is fundamentally the same as in the Tokyo Guidelines 2007 (TG07), and the concept of a critical view of safety and the existence of extreme vasculobiliary injury are added in the text to call the surgeon's attention to the need to reduce the incidence of bile duct injury. Free full-text articles and a mobile application of TG13 are available via http://www.jshbps.jp/en/guideline/tg13.html.
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- Yuichi Yamashita
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
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Nikfarjam M, Yeo D, Perini M, Fink MA, Muralidharan V, Starkey G, Jones RM, Christophi C. Outcomes of cholecystectomy for treatment of acute cholecystitis in octogenarians. ANZ J Surg 2013; 84:943-8. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.12313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mehrdad Nikfarjam
- Department of Surgery; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Surgery; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Surgery; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Surgery; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Surgery; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Department of Surgery; University of Melbourne; Melbourne Victoria Australia
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Li M, Li N, Ji W, Quan Z, Wan X, Wu X, Li J. Percutaneous cholecystostomy is a definitive treatment for acute cholecystitis in elderly high-risk patients. Am Surg 2013; 79:524-7. [PMID: 23635589 DOI: 10.1177/000313481307900529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is an alternative treatment for acute cholecystitis (AC) in elderly patients with high surgical risk and has lower morbidity and mortality than emergency cholecystectomy. There is controversy about whether cholecystectomy should be performed after PC in elderly high-risk patients. Medical records of patients with AC admitted to the Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, China, between January 2004 and July 2009 were reviewed retrospectively. The elderly high-risk patients with AC who underwent PC were selected for further study. The safety, efficacy, and long-term outcome of PC without cholecystectomy were evaluated in these patients. The symptoms of AC resolved in 98.6 per cent of patients; drainage-related morbidity and mortality rates were 4.1 and 1.4 per cent, respectively. No patient underwent cholecystectomy after PC. The recurrence rate of cholecystitis was 4.1 per cent. The one-year survival rate was 82.2 per cent, and the three-year survival rate was 39.7 per cent. No death was related to cholecystitis, but one patient died of septic shock on the second day after PC. Considering limited survival and a low recurrence rate of cholecystitis in elderly high-risk patients with AC, we propose that PC is a definitive treatment and cholecystectomy is not necessary after resolution of AC symptoms.
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- Min Li
- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangshu Province, China
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Kuwabara J, Watanabe Y, Kameoka K, Horiuchi A, Sato K, Yukumi S, Yoshida M, Yamamoto Y, Sugishita H. Usefulness of laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy with operative cholangiography for severe cholecystitis. Surg Today 2013; 44:462-5. [PMID: 23736889 PMCID: PMC3923106 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-013-0626-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Purpose Cholecystectomy can become hazardous when inflammation develops, leading to anatomical changes in Calot’s triangle. We attempted to study the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy (LSC) to decrease the incidence of complications and the rate of conversion to open surgery. Methods Patients who underwent LSC between January 2005 and December 2008 were evaluated retrospectively. The operations were performed laparoscopically irrespective of the grade of inflammation estimated preoperatively. However, patients with severe inflammation of the gallbladder underwent LSC involving resection of the anterior wall of the gallbladder, removal of all stones and placement of an infrahepatic drainage tube. To prevent intraoperative complications, including bile duct injury, intraoperative cholangiography was performed. Results LSC was performed in 26 elective procedures among 26 patients (eight females, 18 males). The median patient age was 69 years (range 43–82 years). The median operative time was 125 min (range 60–215 min) and the median postoperative inpatient stay was 6 days (range 3–21 days). Cholangiography was performed during surgery in 24 patients. One patient underwent postoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy for a retained common bile duct stone that was found on cholangiography during surgery. Neither complications nor conversion to open surgery were encountered in this study. Conclusions LSC with the aid of intraoperative cholangiography is a safe and effective treatment for severe cholecystitis.
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- Jun Kuwabara
- Second Department of Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan,
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Predictive factors for the diagnosis of severe acute cholecystitis in an emergency setting. Surg Endosc 2013; 27:3388-95. [DOI: 10.1007/s00464-013-2921-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Hartwig W, Gluth A, Büchler MW. [Minimally invasive surgical therapy of acute cholecystitis]. Chirurg 2013; 84:191-6. [PMID: 23435484 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-012-2357-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Acute cholecystitis is the most common complication of cholecystolithiasis. It develops in about 10 % of symptomatic patients and gangrenous cholecystitis, gallbladder perforation, gallbladder empyema, or abscesses are typical complications. Cholecystectomy is the most relevant therapy to achieve pain reduction, to prevent the progression of inflammation or local complications and to minimize the risk of recurrence. Surgical therapy can be supported by medical and interventional treatment modalities depending on the severity of the disease. The present review summarizes the surgical aspects in acute cholecystitis with a focus on laparoscopic cholecystectomy which is the gold standard of therapy.
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- W Hartwig
- Klinik für Allgemein-Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Deutschland.
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Drain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calculous Cholecystitis. A Pilot Randomized Study. Indian J Surg 2012; 77:288-92. [PMID: 26730011 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-012-0797-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Drainage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) is used without evidence of its efficacy. The present pilot study was designed to address this issue. After laparoscopic gallbladder removal, 15 patients were randomized to have a drain positioned in the subhepatic space (group A) and 15 patients to have a sham drain (group B). The primary outcome measure was the presence of subhepatic fluid collection at abdominal ultrasonography, performed 24 h after surgery. Secondary outcome measures included postoperative abdominal and shoulder tip pain, use of analgesics, and morbidity. Abdominal ultrasonography did not show any subhepatic fluid collection in eight patients (53.3 %) in group A and in five patients (33.3 %) in group B (P = 0.462). If present, median (range) subhepatic collection was 50 mL (20-100 mL) in group A and 80 mL (30-120 mL) in group B (P = 0.573). No significant differences in the severity of abdominal and shoulder pain and use of parenteral ketorolac were found in either group. Two biliary leaks and one subhepatic fluid collection occurred postoperatively. The present study was unable to prove that the drain was useful in LC for ACC, performed in a selected group of patients.
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Yang GPC, Chan CTY, Lai ECH, Chan OCY, Tang CN, Li MKW. Laparoscopic versus open repair for strangulated groin hernias: 188 cases over 4 years. Asian J Endosc Surg 2012; 5:131-7. [PMID: 22776668 DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5910.2012.00138.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Revised: 01/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Currently transabdominal pre-peritoneal and totally extraperitoneal repairs are the two standard laparoscopic approaches for groin hernia repair. However, they are still largely reserved for uncomplicated elective cases. To determine whether laparoscopic groin hernia repair can achieve similar results for acute strangulated hernias as laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis, we analyzed and compared the results of emergency laparoscopic surgery and open repair for strangulated groin hernias performed by our team over the past 4 years. METHODS This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. We analyzed the results of patients admitted between January 2007 and January 2011 who were diagnosed with acute strangulated groin hernia and underwent emergency open or laparoscopic hernia repair during the same admission. Patients' demographic details, mode of presentation, type of hernia, intraoperative findings, operative time, postoperative course and complications were compared. RESULTS In total, 188 patients fulfilled the criteria for emergency surgical repair of strangulated groin hernias; 57 received laparoscopic and 131 received open repairs. The mean operative time was 79.82 ± 29.571 min and 80.75 ± 35.161 min, respectively. More laparotomies were performed in the open group (19 vs 0). The wound infection rate was significantly higher in the open group (12 vs 0). The mean hospital stay was shorter in the laparoscopic group (4.39 days vs 7.34 days). There was no mesh infection in either group. Recurrence occurred one case in the laparoscopic group and in three cases in the open group. CONCLUSIONS Emergency laparoscopic repair for strangulated groin hernias is feasible and appears to have a lower morbidity relative to open repair. Further study should be performed to evaluate its full potential.
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- G P C Yang
- Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
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[Analysis of the most appropriate surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis by applying the RAND/UCLA method]. Cir Esp 2012; 90:453-9. [PMID: 22771292 DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2012.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Revised: 02/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a common indication for cholecystectomy. Local circumstances and certain patient characteristics lead to high failure rates and complications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), and despite the experience gained, we still do not have a detailed list of indications which could minimise them. MATERIAL AND METHOD We used the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method (RAM) to evaluate 2 options, LC and open cholecystectomy (OC). An expert panel analysed its suitability after a literature review, a consensus meeting, and 2 rounds of scores on different clinical situations. The score of each scenario was analysed to establish the appropriateness level of each option. RESULTS At the end of the meeting there were 64 defined scenarios, with an agreement being reached on the indications in 67.18% of them. In 86.04% of the scenarios, the agreement was due to the appropriateness of the indications. When cholecystectomy was indicated, it was always by laparoscopy, while it was only occasionally by laparotomy. In patients with less than 72 h of onset, LC was always considered appropriate when there was sepsis, or even without this if the ultrasound data showed complicated AC. CONCLUSIONS There is still uncertainty as regards the management of AC, especially as regards the timing of the operation and the surgical approach, particularly in frail patients and with a clinical onset greater than 72 h. The RAND method can help to make decisions on the appropriateness of different therapeutic options.
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Acute cholecystitis in high surgical risk patients: percutaneous cholecystostomy or emergency cholecystectomy? Am J Surg 2012; 204:54-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Revised: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Agresta F, Ansaloni L, Baiocchi GL, Bergamini C, Campanile FC, Carlucci M, Cocorullo G, Corradi A, Franzato B, Lupo M, Mandalà V, Mirabella A, Pernazza G, Piccoli M, Staudacher C, Vettoretto N, Zago M, Lettieri E, Levati A, Pietrini D, Scaglione M, De Masi S, De Placido G, Francucci M, Rasi M, Fingerhut A, Uranüs S, Garattini S. Laparoscopic approach to acute abdomen from the Consensus Development Conference of the Società Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica e nuove tecnologie (SICE), Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani (ACOI), Società Italiana di Chirurgia (SIC), Società Italiana di Chirurgia d'Urgenza e del Trauma (SICUT), Società Italiana di Chirurgia nell'Ospedalità Privata (SICOP), and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES). Surg Endosc 2012; 26:2134-64. [PMID: 22736283 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2331-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND In January 2010, the SICE (Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery), under the auspices of the EAES, decided to revisit the clinical recommendations for the role of laparoscopy in abdominal emergencies in adults, with the primary intent being to update the 2006 EAES indications and supplement the existing guidelines on specific diseases. METHODS Other Italian surgical societies were invited into the Consensus to form a panel of 12 expert surgeons. In order to get a multidisciplinary panel, other stakeholders involved in abdominal emergencies were invited along with a patient's association. In November 2010, the panel met in Rome to discuss each chapter according to the Delphi method, producing key statements with a grade of recommendations followed by commentary to explain the rationale and the level of evidence behind the statements. Thereafter, the statements were presented to the Annual Congress of the EAES in June 2011. RESULTS A thorough literature review was necessary to assess whether the recommendations issued in 2006 are still current. In many cases new studies allowed us to better clarify some issues (such as for diverticulitis, small bowel obstruction, pancreatitis, hernias, trauma), to confirm the key role of laparoscopy (such as for cholecystitis, gynecological disorders, nonspecific abdominal pain, appendicitis), but occasionally previous strong recommendations have to be challenged after review of recent research (such as for perforated peptic ulcer). CONCLUSIONS Every surgeon has to develop his or her own approach, taking into account the clinical situation, her/his proficiency (and the experience of the team) with the various techniques, and the specific organizational setting in which she/he is working. This guideline has been developed bearing in mind that every surgeon could use the data reported to support her/his judgment.
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- Ferdinando Agresta
- Department of General Surgery, Presidio Ospedaliero di Adria, Piazza degli Etruschi, 9, 45011 Adria, RO, Italy.
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Navez B, Ungureanu F, Michiels M, Claeys D, Muysoms F, Hubert C, Vanderveken M, Detry O, Detroz B, Closset J, Devos B, Kint M, Navez J, Zech F, Gigot JF. Surgical management of acute cholecystitis: results of a 2-year prospective multicenter survey in Belgium. Surg Endosc 2012; 26:2436-45. [PMID: 22407152 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2206-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered nowadays as the standard management of acute cholecystitis (AC). However, results from multicentric studies in the general surgical community are still lacking. METHODS A prospective multicenter survey of surgical management of AC patients was conducted over a 2-year period in Belgium. Operative features and patients' clinical outcome were recorded. The impact of independent predictive factors on the choice of surgical approach, the risk of conversion, and the occurrence of postoperative complications was studied by multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Fifty-three surgeons consecutively and anonymously included 1,089 patients in this prospective study. A primary open approach was chosen in 74 patients (6.8%), whereas a laparoscopic approach was the first option in 1,015 patients (93.2%). Independent predictive factors for a primary open approach were previous history of upper abdominal surgery [odds ratio (OR) 4.13, p < 0.001], patient age greater than 70 years (OR 2.41, p < 0.05), surgeon with more than 10 years' experience (OR 2.08, p = 0.005), and gangrenous cholecystitis (OR 1.71, p < 0.05). In the laparoscopy group, 116 patients (11.4%) required conversion to laparotomy. Overall, 38 patients (3.5%) presented biliary complications and 49 had other local complications (4.5%). Incidence of bile duct injury was 1.2% in the whole series, 2.7% in the open group, and 1.1% in the laparoscopy group. Sixty patients had general complications (5.5%). The overall mortality rate was 0.8%. All patients who died were in poor general condition [American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) III or IV]. CONCLUSIONS Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy is currently considered as the standard treatment for acute cholecystitis, an open approach is still a valid option in more advanced disease. However, overall mortality and incidence of bile duct injury remain high.
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- Benoit Navez
- Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate, 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
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Acute cholecystitis is a common cause of abdominal pain in the Western world. Unless treated promptly, patients with acute cholecystitis may develop complications such as gangrenous, perforated, or emphysematous cholecystitis. Because of the increased morbidity and mortality of complicated cholecystitis, early diagnosis and treatment are essential for optimal patient care. Nevertheless, complicated cholecystitis may pose significant challenges with cross-sectional imaging, including sonography and computed tomography (CT). Interpreting radiologists should be familiar with the spectrum of sonographic findings seen with complicated cholecystitis and as well as understand the complementary role of CT. Worrisome imaging findings for complicated cholecystitis include intraluminal findings (sloughed mucosa, hemorrhage, abnormal gas), gallbladder wall abnormalities (striations, asymmetric wall thickening, abnormal gas, loss of sonoreflectivity and contrast enhancement), and pericholecystic changes (echogenic fat, pericholecystic fluid, abscess formation). Finally, diagnosis of complicated cholecystitis by sonography and CT can guide alternative treatments including minimally invasive percutaneous and endoscopic options.
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Campanile FC, Catena F, Coccolini F, Lotti M, Piazzalunga D, Pisano M, Ansaloni L. The need for new "patient-related" guidelines for the treatment of acute cholecystitis. World J Emerg Surg 2011; 6:44. [PMID: 22192618 PMCID: PMC3287137 DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-6-44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Heterogeneity of patients affected by acute cholecystitis, and their co-morbidities make very difficult to standardize the therapy for this very common condition. The staging system suggested in the recent "Tokyo guidelines", did not show a relevant impact on the management of patients and on the outcome of the disease. The relation among local pathological picture, patient clinical status and treatment algorithm, has to be better studied.
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- Fabio C Campanile
- Department of Surgery, ASL VT-San Giovanni Decollato-Andosilla Hospital, via Ferretti 169 Civita Castellana 01033, Italy.
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Carraro A, Mazloum DE, Bihl F. Health-related quality of life outcomes after cholecystectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:4945-51. [PMID: 22174543 PMCID: PMC3236586 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i45.4945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2010] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gallbladder diseases are very common in developed countries. Complicated gallstone disease represents the most frequent of biliary disorders for which surgery is regularly advocated. As regards, cholecystectomy represents a common abdominal surgical intervention; it can be performed as either an elective intervention or emergency surgery, in the case of gangrene, perforation, peritonitis or sepsis. Nowadays, the laparoscopic approach is preferred over open laparotomy. Globally, numerous cholecystectomies are performed daily; however, little evidence exists regarding assessment of post-surgical quality of life (QOL) following these interventions. To assess post-cholecystectomy QOL, in fact, documentation of high quality care has been subject to extended discussions, and the use of patient-reported outcome satisfaction for quality improvement has been advocated for several years. However, there has been little research published regarding QOL outcomes following cholecystectomy; in addition, much of the current literature lacks systematic data on patient-centered outcomes. Then, although several tools have been used to measure QOL after cholecystectomy, difficulty remains in selecting meaningful parameters in order to obtain reproducible data to reflect postoperative QOL. The aim of this study was to review the impact of surgery for gallbladder diseases on QOL. This review includes Medline searches of current literature on QOL following cholecystectomy. Most studies demonstrated that symptomatic patients profited more from surgery than patients receiving an elective intervention. Thus, the gain in QOL depends on the general conditions before surgery, and patients without symptoms profit less or may even have a reduction in QOL.
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Lee S, Chung CW, Ko KH, Kwon SW. Risk factors for the clinical course of cholecystitis in patients who undergo cholecystectomy. KOREAN JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SURGERY 2011; 15:164-70. [PMID: 26421034 PMCID: PMC4582536 DOI: 10.14701/kjhbps.2011.15.3.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Revised: 08/03/2011] [Accepted: 08/17/2011] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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BACKGROUNDS/AIMS The aims of this study were to evaluate risk factors for acute cholecystitis that have been previously acknowledged and to evaluate several co-morbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular accident and end-stage renal disease for which the prevalence rate has increased in the elderly. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 611 patients who underwent laparoscopic or open cholecystectomy for cholecystitis between January 2005 and January 2010. The relationships between the clinical outcomes and the clinico-demographic factors were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS The diagnoses of the 611 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy were acute cholecystitis (n=258; 42.2%) and chronic cholecystitis (n=353; 57.8%). Male gender (p<0.000), age >50 (p<0.000), fever (p<0.000), leukocytosis (p<0.000), AST elevation (p=0.009), alkaline phosphatase elevation (p<0.000) and an elevation of total bilirubin (p<0.000) were identified as risk factors for acute cholecystitis. The presence of diabetes mellitus (p=0.002) and hypertension (p=0.019) may be risk factors for acute cholecystitis. CONCLUSIONS For patients with risk factors for acute cholecystitis, early management, that is, early checkup and diagnosis following early cholecystectomy, is recommended before the disease progresses to an acute form of cholecystitis.
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- Sol Lee
- Department of Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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Nikfarjam M, Niumsawatt V, Sethu A, Fink MA, Muralidharan V, Starkey G, Jones RM, Christophi C. Outcomes of contemporary management of gangrenous and non-gangrenous acute cholecystitis. HPB (Oxford) 2011; 13:551-8. [PMID: 21762298 PMCID: PMC3163277 DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2011.00327.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gangrenous cholecystitis (GC) is considered a more severe form of acute cholecystitis. The risk factors associated with this condition and its impact on morbidity and mortality compared with those of non-gangrenous acute cholecystitis (NGAC) are poorly defined and based largely on findings from older studies. METHODS Patients with histologically confirmed acute cholecystitis treated in specialized units in a tertiary hospital between 2005 and 2010 were identified from a prospectively maintained database. Data were reviewed retrospectively and patients with GC were compared with those with NGAC. RESULTS A total of 184 patients with NGAC and 106 with GC were identified. The risk factors associated with GC included older age (69 years vs. 57 years; P= 0.001), diabetes (19% vs. 10%; P= 0.049), temperature of >38 °C (36% vs. 16%; P < 0.001), tachycardia (31% vs. 15%; P= 0.002), detection of muscle rigidity on examination (27% vs. 12%; P= 0.01) and greater elevations in white cell count (WCC) (13.4 × 10⁹/l vs. 10.7 × 10⁹/l; P < 0.001), C-reactive protein (CRP) (94 mg/l vs. 17 mg/l; P= 0.001), bilirubin (19 µmol/l vs. 17 µmol/l; P= 0.029), urea (5.3 mmol/l vs. 4.7 mmol/l; P= 0.016) and creatinine (82 µmol/l vs. 74 µmol/l; P= 0.001). The time from admission to operation in days was greater in the GC group (median = 1 day, range: 0-14 days vs. median = 1 day, range: 0-10 days; P= 0.029). There was no overall difference in complication rates between the GC and NGAC groups (22% vs. 14%; P= 0.102). There was a lower incidence of common bile duct stones in the GC group (5% vs. 13%; P= 0.017). Gangrenous cholecystitis was associated with increased mortality (4% vs. 0%; P= 0.017), but this was not an independent risk factor on multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS Gangrenous cholecystitis has certain clinical features and associated laboratory findings that may help to differentiate it from NGAC. It is not associated with an overall increase in complications when treated in a specialized unit.
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- Mehrdad Nikfarjam
- Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
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Laparoscopic transcystic exploration for single-stage management of common duct stones and acute cholecystitis. Surg Endosc 2011; 26:124-9. [PMID: 21792715 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1837-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Common bile duct (CBD) stones are found in 10% of patients who undergo elective laparoscopic surgery for gallstone disease and in 10-20% of patients who present with acute cholecystitis (AC). For the latter, the role of laparoscopic transcystic exploration of the common duct (LTCE) as part of a single-stage procedure is still unknown. METHODS This study, based on a "laparoscopy first" policy, included 201 subjects with cholecystocholedocholithiasis: 104 underwent a scheduled laparoscopic surgery (group A), and 97 where admitted for AC and had urgent laparoscopy (group B). Group B patients were significantly older (68.4 vs. 62.1 years; P = 0.0045), had a higher proportion of women (56% vs. 41%; P = 0.0345), and included more patients in the ASA III-IV class (39% vs. 21%; P = 0.0006). LTCE was performed by using basket-wired catheters. CBD clearance, operating time, conversion rate, morbidity and mortality, postoperative hospital stay, readmission, and residual CBD stones were the main outcome measures. RESULTS Clearance of CBD was obtained in 84% of patients of group A and in 80% of patients of group B (P = not significant). Time spent in the operating room was longer for group B (175 vs. 141 min; P = 0.0003). There were no significant differences for postoperative hospital stay (group A 4.9 vs. group B 5.2 days), readmission rate (3.7% vs. 3.7%), and residual CBD stones (2.8% vs. 3.1%). Need to convert and morbidity occurred more frequently in group B (11.7% vs. 4.6% and 28.7% vs. 16.8%, respectively), but differences were not significant. In group A, one patient died from MOFS. CONCLUSIONS LTCE has proved to be a simple technique with a high yield of CBD clearance in the acute setting. Courses are comparable to those observed for the same procedure in elective surgery despite the fact that patients with AC are more at risk for drawbacks.
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Fernandez Bueno F, del Moral ÁS, Muñoz CL, Álvarez LC, Pérez FP. [Cholestatic jaundice after laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to acute cholecystitis]. Cir Esp 2011; 90:208-9. [PMID: 21458782 DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2011.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2010] [Revised: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 01/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Choi SB, Han HJ, Kim CY, Kim WB, Song TJ, Suh SO, Kim YC, Choi SY. Early Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Is the Appropriate Management for Acute Gangrenous Cholecystitis. Am Surg 2011. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481107700412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Treatment of severe acute cholecystitis by laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains controversial because of technical difficulties and high rates of complications. We determined whether early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is appropriate for acute gangrenous cholecystitis. The medical records of 116 patients with acute gangrenous cholecystitis admitted to the Korea University Guro Hospital between January 2005 and December 2009 were reviewed. The early operation group, those patients who had cholecystectomies within 4 days of the diagnosis, was compared with the delayed operation group, who had cholecystectomies 4 days after the diagnosis. Of the 116 patients, 57 were in the early operation group and 59 were in the delayed operation group. There were no statistical differences between the groups with respect to gender, age, body mass index, operative methods, major complications, duration of symptoms, mean operative time (98 vs 107 minutes), or postoperative hospital stay. However, the total hospital stay was significantly longer in the delayed operation group. More patients underwent preoperative percutaneous cholecystostomy in the delayed operation group (3.5 vs 15.3%). Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute gangrenous cholecystitis is safe and feasible. There is no advantage to postponing an urgent operation in patients with acute gangrenous cholecystitis.
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- Sae Byeol Choi
- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Emerging indications for percutaneous cholecystostomy for the management of acute cholecystitis – A retrospective review. Int J Surg 2011; 9:456-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Revised: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 04/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lirici MM, Califano A. Management of complicated gallstones: Results of an alternative approach to difficult cholecystectomies. MINIM INVASIV THER 2010; 19:304-15. [DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2010.507339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Jakob J, Hinzpeter M, Weiß C, Weiß J, Schlüter M, Post S, Kienle P. Qualität der BQS-Dokumentation. Chirurg 2009; 81:563-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00104-009-1827-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Napolitano V, Cirocchi R, Spizzirri A, Cattorini L, La Mura F, Farinella E, Morelli U, Migliaccio C, Del Monaco P, Trastulli S, Di Patrizi MS, Milani D, Sciannameo F. A severe case of hemobilia and biliary fistula following an open urgent cholecystectomy. World J Emerg Surg 2009; 4:37. [PMID: 19903347 PMCID: PMC2787485 DOI: 10.1186/1749-7922-4-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Cholecystectomy has been the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstones, but remains the greatest source of post-operative biliary injuries. Laparoscopic approach has been recently preferred because of short hospitalisation and low morbidity but has an higher incidence of biliary leakages and bile duct injuries than open one due to a technical error or misinterpretation of the anatomy. Even open cholecystectomy presents a small number of complications especially if it was performed in urgency. Hemobilia is one of the most common cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding from the biliary ducts into the gastrointestinal tract due to trauma, advent of invasive procedures such as percutaneous liver biopsy, transhepatic cholangiography, and biliary drainage. Methods We report here a case of massive hemobilia in a 60-year-old man who underwent an urgent open cholecystectomy and a subsequent placement of a transhepatic biliary drainage. Conclusion The management of these complications enclose endoscopic, percutaneous and surgical therapies. After a diagnosis of biliary fistula, it's most important to assess the adequacy of bile drainage to determine a controlled fistula and to avoid bile collection and peritonitis. Transarterial embolization is the first line of intervention to stop hemobilia while surgical intervention should be considered if embolization fails or is contraindicated.
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- Vincenzo Napolitano
- General Surgery and Emergency Clinic, University of Perugia S, Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy.
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Simopoulos C, Botaitis S, Polychronidis A, Trypsianis G, Perente S, Pitiakoudis M. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with empyematous cholecystitis: an outcome analysis. Indian J Surg 2009; 71:258-64. [PMID: 23133169 DOI: 10.1007/s12262-009-0075-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Accepted: 04/19/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), the procedure of choice for elective cholelithiasis, is now also used in the management of acute cholecystitis. Empyema of the gallbladder is unexpectedly encountered in a proportion of these patients. This paper describes our experience with LC in the treatment of patients with empyema of the gallbladder. METHODS From May 1992 to July 2007, 315 patients with a clinical diagnosis of acute cholecystitis underwent LC. Operative and histopathology reports were used to identify patients with empyema of the gallbladder, to which retrospective chart reviews were applied. Factors associated with conversion and complications were assessed to determine their predictive power. RESULTS Being male and having high levels of aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), and white blood cells significantly influenced the prediction of empyema. The conversion rate was significantly higher for empyema and acute cholecystitis, but the complication rate did not differ significantly between these conditions. Previous abdominal surgery was an independent risk factor for conversion and complications. Also, temperature >37.5°C, AST >60 IU/l, and ALT >60 IU/l were associated with higher conversion rates. The hospital stay was longer in patients with empyema, while the operation time did not differ between the two groups. CONCLUSION Empyema of the gallbladder can be encountered in patients with presumed acute cholecystitis. Preoperatively differentiating between simple acute cholecystitis and empyema is difficult, if not impossible. The conversion rate is expected to be higher when empyema is approached laparoscopically than for simple acute cholecystitis or symptomatic cholelithiasis.
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Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy as an alternative procedure designed to prevent bile duct injury: experience of a hospital in northern China. Surg Today 2009; 39:510-3. [PMID: 19468807 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-008-3916-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2008] [Accepted: 07/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Experience and advances in laparoscopic techniques have made laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy (LSTC) a feasible option even in complex procedures. We report our experience of performing LSTC in the management of complicated cholecystitis. METHODS Among 1558 patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in our institute between July 2004 and December 2007, 48 underwent LSTC for complicated cholecystitis. We describe our tailored approach and the techniques we used to accomplish this. RESULTS All 48 patients underwent retrograde cholecystectomy. Twenty (41.6%) required an additional port (the fourth port) to obtain adequate exposure of the hilum, 39 (81.3%) required suturing of the gallbladder infundibular remnant, and 4 (8.33%) experienced local complications. The mean operative time of LSTC was 61.7 +/- 17.5 min, the estimated operative blood loss was 72.0 +/- 32.8 ml, the time to resume oral intake was 27.8 +/- 14.9 h, and the mean postoperative hospital stay was 4.5 +/- 1.3 days. There was no bile duct injury or mortality in this series. CONCLUSION Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy is a safe and feasible alternative to conversion to open surgery during difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy for patients with complicated cholecystitis. However, we emphasize that only experienced laparoscopic surgeons should perform this procedure when complete removal of the gallbladder is not possible.
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The minimal clinically important difference in the Gastrointestinal Quality-of-Life Index after cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc 2009; 23:2708-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0475-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2008] [Revised: 03/11/2009] [Accepted: 03/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cross-sectional imaging of acute and chronic gallbladder inflammatory disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2009; 192:188-96. [PMID: 19098200 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.07.3803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the clinical and cross-sectional imaging features of a variety of acute and chronic gallbladder inflammatory diseases. CONCLUSION Inflammatory gallbladder diseases are a common source of abdominal pain and cause considerable morbidity and mortality. Although acute uncomplicated cholecystitis and chronic cholecystitis are frequently encountered, numerous other gallbladder inflammatory conditions may also occur that can be readily diagnosed by cross-sectional imaging.
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