title: [Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder stones].
abstract: The authors describe the technique for the treatment of gallbladder stones using a laparoscopic approach and discuss the diagnostic and operative flow chart stressing complications and ways to avoid them. A total of 2517 non-selected patients underwent surgery since october 1990 up to september 1995. 252 were affected by acute cholecystitis (10%); 172 underwent emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ERCP was performed in 278 patients (11.04%): 177 underwent endoscopic sphincterotomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 21 underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy before sphincterotomy, 8 laparoscopic cholecystectomy and ESWL. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was converted into laparotomy in 37 patients (1.4%); surgery was abandoned in 3 patients following to onset of intense bradycardia. Major complications were observed in 0.63%; bile duct injury occurred in four patients (0.15%). One patient died following a massive intraoperative myocardial infarction. Average operative time was 21 minutes. Only 22.8% of patients required mild analgesia on the first day after surgery. The average hospital postoperative stay was 2.6 days. Return to work took place in 98% of non complicated patients within one week of being discharged from hospital.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale di Schio, Vicenza.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Farello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerofolini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bergamaschi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rebonato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiappetta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baldassarre
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Trattamento della calcolosi colecistica con colecistectomia laparoscopica.