@article{Ali_Syed_Khan_Aslam_Ahmad_Akbar_2021, title={OUTCOMES OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN DIFFERENT GRADES OF GALL BLADDER INFLAMMATION A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE EXPERIENCE}, volume={71}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/6173}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v71i4.6173}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To find the outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in gall bladders with all grades peri-operative inflammation.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Prospective observational study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, from Nov 2018 to Aug 2019.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> 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.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> 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%).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> 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.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Ali, Amir and Syed, Mukarram Hussain and Khan, Taimoor Ashraf and Aslam, Farheen and Ahmad, Gufran and Akbar, Afnan}, year={2021}, month={Aug.}, pages={1252–55} }