Muhammad Asif, Ahsan Ali Mirza, Majida Zafar.
Outcome of Laproscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis.
Ann Pak Inst Med Sci Jan ;14(2):173-6.

Objective: To compare the outcome of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis due to cholelithiasis as compared to interval cholecystectomy in terms of conversion rate, operative time and complications. Study design: Descriptive study Place of study: Department of general surgery, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission General Hospital, H-11/4 Islamabad. Duration of Study: January 2016 to June 2017. Methodology: Patients were divided into two groups. Group A had acute cholecystitis and were admitted through emergency room or surgical OPD and were operated in the same index admission on earliest possible list thus waiting time for surgery was one to four days approximately. While group B, had all elective cases, without any evidence of acute cholecystitis, mainly booked through OPD. All the patients included in both groups, were studied for initial diagnosis, duration of symptoms, duration of surgery, conversion to open cholecystectomy, per operative and post-operative complications and duration of hospital stay. Results: A total of 360 patients were operated in the hospital for cholelithiasis during the said period. Standard four ports were employed for the surgery. Group A (acute cholecystitis) had total 112 patients while group B (non-acute cholecystitis) had 248 patients. Of these 112 patients in group A, there were 77 males and 35 females. In group B, there were 112 male and 248 female patients in group B. The mean operating time for group A was 64±13 min. whereas for group B the mean duration was 60± 12 min. The average amount of blood loss during surgery for group A was 45 ml ± 33 ml and for group B was 30ml + 20ml. Conclusion: Early Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, for acute cholecystitis, is costeffective, has shorter total length of hospital stay and reduces the risk of repeat cholecystitis.

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