Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) has become an important procedure for the treatment of acute cholecystitis (AC). PC is currently applied for patients who cannot undergo immediate laparoscopic ...

Consecutive patients undergoing cholecystectomy between 31 July 2023 and 19 November 2023 will be recruited, with follow-up at 30 days and 1-year postoperatively. The study will be undertaken at any ...

Chi-Squared analysis was performed to assess for a significant difference between elective and emergency lap-open conversion and complication rates. Results 477 patients were included. The median age ...

Purpose Evidence from previous studies on the association between cholecystectomy and risk of gastric cancer are still inconsistent. We aimed at conducting a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies ...

The long standing paradigm of endoscopic extraction of obstructing gallstones with interval cholecystectomy at the end of a cool-down period of 4 to ... Methods At our hospital we have established a ...

As it turned out, Isabel needed emergency cholecystectomy, commonly known as gallbladder removal surgery. Isabel said once she woke up from surgery, she cried from the instant relief, realizing ...

Gallbladder carcinoma has several atypical presentations, but one of the rarest is intraluminal haemorrhage, which occurs in 1% of patients. We report a case of gallbladder cancer diagnosed by an ...