acute cholecystitis
Distended GB and CBD with Varicosities
42 yrs old female presented with severe agonizing pain in the right hypochondrium with tender palpable GB. Typical presentation of acute cholecystitis. Because she was diabetic, I decided to operate upon...
Use of Stapling Device for Cystic Duct Closure...
Laparoscopic stapling devices have been applied in several operations, and they are reported to be a safe and feasible method of cystic duct closure. The division and clipping of the CBD have been widely...
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Chronic Fibrotic...
Surgical video case: chronic cholecystitis is thought to be the result of mechanical irritation or recurrent acute cholecystitis leading to chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and thickening of the gallbladder...
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Gangrenous Cholecystitis
Laparoscopy video case: gangrenous cholecystitis is a form of acute cholecystitis which involves gangrenous alterations in the gallbladder wall and it often follows an acute and serious course. Laparoscopic...
To Evacuate the GB From Stones And Suck Its Contents...
Surgical video: in cases of acute cholecystitis with an impacted stone in the infundibulum, evacuating the GB from stones and sucking its contents to proceed to subtotal cholecystectomy may be an option...
Laparoscopic Tube Cholecystostomy Is Still Useful...
Surgical video case: the preferred treatment for acute cholecystitis is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Conversion to open operation may be necessary in cases where the anatomy is unclear or complications...
Acute Cholecystitis To Be Done Early Within The...
Acute cholecystitis is to be done early within the first 3 days. As the adhesions are easily dissectable.
Laparoscopic Cholecystostomy in Acute Gangrenous...
Gangrenous cholecystitis is a severe form of acute cholecystitis, which results from marked distention of the gallbladder with increased tension in the wall. Associated inflammation leads to ischemic...
Acute Cholecystitis Makes Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy...
Laparoscopy video: acute cholecystitis is a severe complication of gall stone disease. The exact incidence of acute cholecystitis is unclear. Reports of early cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis started...
TachoSil® in Case of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy...
Laparoscopy video case: MIS approach with pre-rolled TachoSil® to prevent from post-resection diffuse bleeding after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Acute Cholecystitis Impact of Blunt Dissection
In some cases, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) may be difficult to perform in patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) with severe inflammation and fibrosis. The Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG18) expand the...
Difficult Lap Cholecystectomy-Mucocele/Pyocele...
Surgical video case: 40/F with h/o recurrent admissions for Acute Cholecystitis in last 1 year. Taken for Lap Cholecystectomy at a remote peripheral District Hospital, Ramban of J & K. IOP findings...
Subtotal Cholecystectomy, a Lesson From Open...
Surgical video case: partial cholecystectomy has been documented in the literature as a safe alternative in the management of patients with acute cholecystitis when the degree of inflammation prevents...
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis
Gallbladder disease is among the leading causes for hospital admission for acute abdomen among adults and the most common indication for abdominal surgery in the elderly. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy...
Critical View of Safety During Acute Cholecystitis
The cause of most major bile duct injuries is misidentification of ductal structures. In the “classical” injury, the common bile duct is thought to be the cystic duct and is divided. Division...