laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration and...
Surgical video: choledochotomy and choledochoduodenostomy were commonly used technique in the early twentieth century to extract bile duct stones. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and sphincterotomy...
Critical View of Safety in Acute Gangrenous Cholecystitis
Surgical video: laparoscopic cholecystectomy has a 0.3% to 0.5% morbidity rate due to major biliary injuries. The majority of surgeons have routinely performed the so-called “infundibular”...
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...
Gallbladder Tear During Lap Cholecystectomy
Surgical video case: gallbladder tears during laparoscopic cholecystectomy are sometimes unavoidable. How do you manage? What’s your opinion on the management shown in this video? What’s the...
Disrupted Biliary Tree Treatment
A case of disrupted biliary tree during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A young lady presented with increasing bilirubin and cholestatic enzymes level with abdominal right upper quadrant pain after a very...
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...
GB Mesentry Total
Clinical video case: long redundant gallbladder mesentery like this may add some difficulty in lap chole. As traction on the fundus will not retract the liver which will fall to obscure the field on the...
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration to...
Secondary bile duct stones are present in as many as 15% of patients with gallstones. They are associated with severe complications, such as pancreatitis and cholangitis. After the introduction of laparoscopic...
Acute Appendicitis with Pregnancy With Right...
In the case of acute appendicitis with pregnancy please don't go directly to the appendix. Explore the entire abdominal cavity first. You may find a right oblique inguinal hernia, adhesions of a previous...
Laparoscopic Trans-Choledochotomy CBD Exploration...
Surgical video case: treatment of choledocholithiasis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a therapeutic challenge given the altered anatomy. To overcome this technical difficulty, different modified...
The Anatomy of Rouviere's Sulcus as Seen During...
Surgical video case: although Rouviere's sulcus is being increasingly mentioned as the first landmark to be seen so as to begin dissection during laparoscopic cholecystectomy to prevent bile duct...
Roeders Knot for Cystic Duct Closure
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is used for the treatment of symptomatic gallstones. Intraoperative cholangiogram (IOC) is used to diagnose common bile duct (CBD) stones. Although, there is controversy surrounding...
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Cirrhotic Patient
LC in cirrhotic patients is a successful method with a shorter operation time and hospital stay compared with open cholecystectomy, low conversion rates, and acceptable morbidity rates. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy...
Carelessness and Damage to the Liver Gallbladder...
During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, one of the common causes of biliary or vascular injuries is the lack of clear identification of the structures inside the hepatocystic triangle or even liver bed....
Adhesiolysis Before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Surgical video case: adhesiolysis before due to a previous abdominal surgery before laparoscopic cholecystectomy.