OUTCOMES OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN DIFFERENT GRADES OF GALL BLADDER INFLAMMATION A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE EXPERIENCE

Authors

  • Amir Ali Combined Military Hospital Chhor/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Mukarram Hussain Syed Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
  • Taimoor Ashraf Khan Frontier Corps, Balouchistan Pakistan
  • Farheen Aslam Combined Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Gufran Ahmad Frontier Corps, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
  • Afnan Akbar Frontier Corps, Balouchistan Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71i4.6173

Keywords:

Cholecystectomy, Inflammation, Grades, Laparoscopy

Abstract

Objective: To find the outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in gall bladders with all grades peri-operative inflammation.

Study Design: Prospective observational study.

Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, from Nov 2018 to Aug 2019.

Methodology: All patients with symptomatic gall bladder disease who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (emergency/elective procedure) and American Anesthesiology Society (ASA) Score 1 or 2 were included in the study.

Results: A total of 330 patients with a mean ± SD age of 48.01 ± 14.13 years underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Out of 330 patients, 129 (39.1%) had acute inflammation of gall bladder while 201 (69.9%) cases were operated electively. The rate of conversion and complications were somehow lesser in both categories as the overall conversion rate was 15 (4.5%).

Conclusion: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard treatment for symptomatic gall stones. Moreover, it is safe option in acute and chronic inflammation of Gall bladder if performed by a experienced laparoscopic surgeon.

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Published

26-08-2021

How to Cite

Ali, A., Syed, M. H., Khan, T. A., Aslam, F., Ahmad, G., & Akbar, A. (2021). OUTCOMES OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN DIFFERENT GRADES OF GALL BLADDER INFLAMMATION A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE EXPERIENCE. Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 71(4), 1252–55. https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71i4.6173

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