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Case Reports
. 2020:70:230-233.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.04.081. Epub 2020 May 12.

Simultaneous surgical treatment tactics of acute destructive cholecystitis combined with choledocholithiasis: A case report

Dauren T Zhumatayev  1 , Аbilay N Baimakhanov  2 , Mazhit K Abdykadyrov  3 , Dauren A Nurmakov  2 , Aidar D Raimkhanov  2 , Аlibek M Smagulov  3 , Nurken M Abdiyev  4
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Simultaneous surgical treatment tactics of acute destructive cholecystitis combined with choledocholithiasis: A case report

Dauren T Zhumatayev et al. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: The widespread development of minimally invasive treatment methods have expanded the choices and options available to surgeons to manage patients suffering from cholelithiasis and its complications, including choledocholithiasis. As new surgical strategies are developed and become widely available, there is an ongoing debate as to which surgical strategies are optimal for the management of acute cholecystitis and concomitant choledocholithiasis. The treatment of patients in this category should be carried out according to clear criteria, taking into consideration the patient's condition, concomitant diseases, the size of calculi in the common bile duct as well as the resources of the medical institution.

Case presentation: We present the clinical case of a 65-year-old female with cholelithiasis, acute gangrenous cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and obstructive jaundice. She was treated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with endoscopic papillosphincterotomy (EPST) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LCE) in a one-stage operation.

Discussion: Several sources recommended performing LCE after ERCP with EPST in acute cholecystitis when complicated by choledocholithiasis to reduce the conversion rate and the risk of recholedocholithiasis.

Conclusion: Simultaneous resolution of acute destructive cholecystitis complicated by choledocholithiasis in a one-stage operation is accompanied by a decrease in emotional and psychological trauma, also leads to early rehabilitation of patients and, thereby, reduces overall postoperative disability and morbidity.

Keywords: Case report; Cholecystitis; Cholelithiasis; Endoscopic papillosphincterotomy; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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(A): MRCP revealed a CBD stone in the lower CBD and stones in the gallbladder. (B): Contrast examination of the CBD. (C): Intraoperative removal of the CBD stone by basket. (D): Intraoperative demonstration of gangrenous gall bladder.
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