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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2013 Mar;15(3):230-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00582.x. Epub 2012 Oct 4.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is more difficult after a previous endoscopic retrograde cholangiography

Jan Siert Kayitsinga Reinders  1 , Dirk Joan Gouma, Joos Heisterkamp, Ellen Tromp, Bert van Ramshorst, Djamila Boerma
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is more difficult after a previous endoscopic retrograde cholangiography

Jan Siert Kayitsinga Reinders et al. HPB (Oxford). 2013 Mar.

Abstract

Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) with endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) followed by a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is generally accepted as the treatment of choice for patients with choledochocystolithiasis who are eligible for surgery. Previous studies have shown that LC after ES is associated with a high conversion rate. The aim of the present study was to assess the complexity of LC after ES compared with standard LC for symptomatic uncomplicated cholecystolithiasis.

Methods: The study population consisted of two patient cohorts: patients who had undergone a previous ERCP with ES for choledocholithiasis (PES) and patients with cholecystolithiasis who had no previous intervention prior to LC (NPES).

Results: The PES group consisted of 93 patients and the NPES group consisted of 83 consecutive patients. Patients in the PES group had higher risks for longer [more than 65 min, odds ratio (OR) = 4.21 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.79-9.91)] and more complex [higher than 6 points, on a 0-10 scale, OR 3.12 (95% CI 1.43-6.81)] surgery. The conversion rate in the PES and NPES group (6.5% versus 2.4%, respectively) and the complication rate (12.9% versus 9.6%, respectively) were not significantly different.

Discussion: A laparoscopic cholecystectomy after ES is lengthier and more difficult than in uncomplicated cholelithiasis and should therefore be performed by an experienced surgeon.

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