ArticleSurgical endoscopy2020
Subtotal cholecystectomy: early and long-term outcomes.
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- Should Procalcitonin Be Included in Acute Cholecystitis Guidelines? A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of laparoscopic manual suturing and laparoscopic stapler usage for gallbladder duodenal fistula stoma closure.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Endoscopic Management of Mirizzi Syndrome: Experience and Outcomes From a Tertiary Care Center in Mexico.Cureus · 2025Article
- Cholecystectomy in the Context of Cirrhosis, Sclero-Atrophic Cholecystitis, and Gangrenous Cholecystitis: A Literature Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Laparoscopic Subtotal Cholecystectomy for Difficult Gallbladders: Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2025Article
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- Open versus laparoscopic completion cholecystectomy in patients with previous open partial cholecystectomy: a retrospective comparative study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
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- Outcomes of laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy: a comparative analysis of fenestrating and reconstituting approaches in 170 cases.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Mirizzi Syndrome-The Past, Present, and Future.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Type I Mirizzi syndrome treated by electrohydraulic lithotripsy under the direct view of SpyGlass: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Subtotal cholecystectomy: is it a safe option for difficult gall bladders?Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2023Article
- Review of the Literature on Partial Resections of the Gallbladder, 1898-2022: The Outline of the Conception of Subtotal Cholecystectomy and a Suggestion to Use the Terms 'Subtotal Open-Tract Cholecystectomy' and 'Subtotal Closed-Tract Cholecystectomy'.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Specialist-led urgent cholecystectomy for acute gallstone disease.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- State of the art in subtotal cholecystectomy: An overview.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Review
- The effect of surgical strategy in difficult cholecystectomy cases on postoperative complications outcome: a value-based healthcare comparative study.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Comparison of Fenestrating and Reconstituting Subtotal Cholecystectomy Techniques in Difficult Cholecystectomy.Cureus · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage for grade II or III acute cholecystitis.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- 3D Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary repair by absorbable barbed suture is safe and feasible.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Article
- Management of Gallstones and Acute Cholecystitis in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: What Should We Consider When Performing Surgery?Gut and liver · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundIn difficult gallbladders, partial or subtotal cholecystectomy (SC) has been described as a reasonable procedure with safe outcomes. Our aim was to look at our data on SC with respect to safety, morbidity and long-term outcome.
methodsA retrospective analysis was performed for 3560 patients undergoing cholecystectomy from January 2010 to June 2016. For patients who underwent SC, demographics, intra-operative and follow-up details were analysed.
resultsA total of 168 SC patients were included. 102 (60.7%) were male while 66 (39.3%) were female. The median age was 63 years (31-87). These patients were on follow-up for a median of 29 months (1.7-80). 153 were attempted laparoscopically and there were 25 (16.3%) patients which had open conversion. The rest of the 15 patients had open SC. Mean operative time 150 min (70-315) and average blood loss was 170 ml (50-1500). Median length of stay for these patients was 4 days (1-68). There were no common bile duct (CBD) injuries. We had 12 (7.1%) post-operative collections, 4 (2.4%) wound infections, 1 (0.6%) bile leak and 7 (4.2%) retained stones. Post-operative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was performed on 4 (2.4%) patients with successful retrieval of CBD stones. One patient has spontaneous passage of CBD stone. The rest of the two patients with very small retained stones in remnant gallbladder were successfully managed conservatively. There was no 30-day or operation-related mortality. No patient required a second operation.
conclusionsSC is safe and feasible when encountering a difficult gallbladder.
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