title: [Cholecystectomy today. A prospective study].
abstract: Between 13 June 1990 and 12 June 1993, we performed 1145 consecutive cholecystectomies. 127 patients who had undergone additional surgery were excluded from the prospective study. Of the remaining 1018 patients, 806 (78.2%) underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The conversion rate to open procedure was 11.2% (90/806). The operative morbidity associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 2.1% (17/806) and with open surgery 1.9% (4/212); mortality was 0.12% (1/806) and 0.47% (1/212) respectively. The reoperation rate after laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 0.6% (5/806). Reoperation was performed for lesions of the common bile duct, bleeding, and abscess formation. If the indications for open cholecystectomy are respected the morbidity and mortality were low for both laparoscopic and conventional cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Allgemeinchirurgische Abteilung, St. Claraspital Basel.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marti
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kocher
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Schuppisser
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tondelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies
vernacular_title: Die Cholezystektomie heute. Eine prospektive Analyse.