Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy.
Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy has been carried out on 5 patients during a 28-month period. The indications were severe inflammation/fibrosis in 3 patients, cirrhosis with mild portal hypertension in 1 patient and the Mirizzi syndrome in the last patient. There were no deaths and only minor in hospital morbidity. Subtotal cholecystectomy carried out laparoscopically is a safe procedure and can be used in selected patients in order to avoid conversion to an open operation.
Crosthwaite
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University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
McKay
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Anderson
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000601:surgery; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged