SynthesisAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2024
A systematic review on laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy for difficult gallbladders: a lifesaving bailout or an incomplete operation?
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- Feasibility and perioperative outcomes of Senhance-assisted robotic cholecystectomy: a single-arm meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Postoperative outcomes of reconstituting versus fenestrating subtotal cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Prevention of bile duct injury - A bird's eye view.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2026Review
- Recurrent Acute Calculous Cholecystitis in a Retained Gallbladder Remnant: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Clinical Outcomes and Complications Following Subtotal Cholecystectomy: A Single-Centre Cohort Analysis.Cureus · 2025Article
- Gallstone ileus 16 years postcholecystectomy?Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Outcomes of Fenestrating vs. Reconstituting Laparoscopic Subtotal Cholecystectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Omental patch as prevention for bile leak in patients undergoing subtotal cholecystectomy: a propensity score analysis.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- 30-day Morbidity and Mortality after Cholecystectomy for Benign Gallbladder Disease (AMBROSE): A Prospective, International Collaborative Cohort Study.Annals of surgery · 2025Observational
- Minimally invasive subtotal cholecystectomy. What surgeons need to know.Updates in surgery · 2024Review
- Bailout for the Difficult Gallbladder: Subtotal vs. Open Cholecystectomy-A Retrospective Tertiary Care Center Experience.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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8 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
introductionLaparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy (LSTC) is a bailout procedure that is undertaken when it is not safe to proceed with a laparoscopic total cholecystectomy owing to dense adhesions in Calot's triangle. The main aim of this review was to investigate the early (≤30 days) and late (>30 days) morbidity and mortality of LSTC.
methodsA literature search of the PubMed
resultsOverall, 45 studies involving 2,166 subtotal cholecystectomy patients (51% female) were identified for inclusion in the review. The mean patient age was 55 years (standard deviation: 15 years). Just over half (53%) of the patients had an elective procedure. The conversion rate was 6.2% (
conclusionsLSTC is an acceptable alternative in patients with a "difficult" Calot's triangle.
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