Open Conversion for Laparoscopically Difficult Cholecystectomy is Still a Valid Solution with Unsolved Aspects

Overview

Journal World J Emerg Surg

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty General Surgery

Date 2019 Mar 2

PMID 30820240

Citations 4

Authors

M Mannino

A Toro

M Teodoro

F Coccolini

M Sartelli

L Ansaloni

F Catena

I Di Carlo

Affiliations

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Abstract

The difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains a surgical challenge for surgeons who must decide between laparoscopic continuation and open conversion. The balance between the lack of open surgery training of young surgeons and the risk of maintaining the laparoscopic approach in difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy is still an unresolved problem. Furthermore, the time that must be spent in an attempt to complete laparoscopic surgery before conversion is still controversial. The authors in this letter discuss about these and other questions that still require an answer.

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