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Sangrasi AK, Syed B, Memon AI, et al. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute gallstone pancreatitis in index hospital admission: feasibility and safety. Pak J Med Sci. 2014;30(3):601-5doi: 10.12669/pjms.303.4380.
Sangrasi, A. K., Syed, B., Memon, A. I., Laghari, A. A., Talpur, K. A., & Qureshi, J. N. (2014). Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute gallstone pancreatitis in index hospital admission: feasibility and safety. Pakistan journal of medical sciences, 30(3), 601-5. https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.303.4380
Sangrasi, Ahmed Khan, et al. "Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute gallstone pancreatitis in index hospital admission: feasibility and safety." Pakistan journal of medical sciences vol. 30,3 (2014): 601-5. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.303.4380
Sangrasi AK, Syed B, Memon AI, Laghari AA, Talpur KA, Qureshi JN. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute gallstone pancreatitis in index hospital admission: feasibility and safety. Pak J Med Sci. 2014 May;30(3):601-5. doi: 10.12669/pjms.303.4380. PMID: 24948988; PMCID: PMC4048515.
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Pak J Med Sci. 2014 May;30(3):601-5. doi: 10.12669/pjms.303.4380.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute gallstone pancreatitis in index hospital admission: feasibility and safety.

Pakistan journal of medical sciences

Ahmed Khan Sangrasi, Bm Syed, Amir Iqbal Memon, Abdul Aziz Laghari, K Altaf Hussain Talpur, Jawaid Naeem Qureshi

PMID: 24948988 PMCID: PMC4048515 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.303.4380

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Acute gallstone pancreatitis is quite common throughout the globe. Conventionally definitive cholecystectomy has been delayed in index hospital admission. Since the last decade timing of cholecystectomy is gradually shifting towards the earlier phase of disease and currently gallstone pancreatitis is being evaluated as a further indication for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. There is also great concern regarding compliance of patients for definitive surgery due to poverty, ignorance and illiteracy in developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a definitive treatment in patients with mild and resolving gall stone pancreatitis.

METHODS: This was a prospective study from July 2009 to June 2012. Patients were diagnosed by clinical examination, biochemical tests, ultrasonography and contrast enhanced CT. Patients with mild form of the disease (Ranson Score ≤3) and who showed clinical improvement were offered laparoscopic cholecystectomy in index hospital admission. Those who were unfit for surgery were referred for endoscopic sphincterotomy. Common bile duct stones were excluded preoperatively.

RESULTS: A total of 38 patients were admitted with acute gallstone pancreatitis in the study period. The mean age of patients was 46.3 years with male to female ratio of 11/27. 22 (57.8%) patients were selected for laparoscopic cholecystectomy and procedure was completed successfully. Ten (26.3%) patients were referred for ERCP and endoscopic sphincterotomy and 11 (28.9%) were managed by conservative treatment and went without any definitive treatment. Mean duration of time from onset of symptoms and laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 7 days (range 4-10). Mean duration of operative time was 45 minutes and hospital stay was 7 days. There was no operative mortality. No major intra-operative or post-operative complication was recorded. two patients (9%) had minor complications.

CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be safely performed in selected cases of mild gallstone pancreatitis in order to prevent further attacks of acute pancreatitis and other consequences of delayed treatment. Furthermore it resolves the problem of noncompliance of patients in third world countries where many patients are lost for definitive treatment.

Keywords: Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy; Pancreatitis

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