Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Cholecysto-Choledocholithiasis Complicates Subsequent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Report From Sri Lanka

Published literature so far has supported the fact that patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography and sphincterotomy (ERCPS) had a difficult perioperative course after subsequent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Through a retrospective study, this original report mentions s...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-02, Vol.14 (2), p.e22698-e22698
Main Authors: Sachintha Nandasena, R G Malith, Lakmal, Ma Chamila, Pathirana, A A, Gamage, B D, Wijerathne, T K, Weerasekera, D D, Anand, Akshay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Bile ducts
Cholangitis
Cholecystectomy
Consultants
Cytokines
Diabetes
Endoscopy
Gallbladder
Gallbladder diseases
Gallstones
Gender
General Surgery
Hypertension
Laparoscopy
Pancreatitis
Patients
Statistical analysis
Surgeons
Surgery
Teaching hospitals
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Summary:Published literature so far has supported the fact that patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography and sphincterotomy (ERCPS) had a difficult perioperative course after subsequent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Through a retrospective study, this original report mentions statistics in a Southeast Asian population comparing the effect on conversion to open surgery in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy after ERCPS in a university hospital in Sri Lanka. The results of 205 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and 85 patients who were converted to open surgery between 2016 and 2018 were analyzed to find out whether ERCPS is a risk factor for conversion or subsequent perioperative morbidity. Demographics like age, gender and previous abdominal surgeries were comparable between the two groups. Cholecysto-choledocholithiasis and undergoing ERCPS for it were significant factors associated with conversion to open cholecystectomy. Performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy after ERCPS for cholecysto-choledocholithiasis is a significant challenge and preferably should be often handled by a more experienced surgeon.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.22698