title: [Results of conventional cholecystectomy. Experience in a university hospital].
abstract: The experience with open cholecystectomy in an university affiliated hospital is documented in this report. We studied retrospectively 221 patients operated between 1987 and 1992, type of surgery, morbidity and mortality were analyzed. There were 171 (77.3%) cholecystectomy alone and 50 (22.7%) cholecystectomy with other biliary surgery (BS). Pulmonary, urinary and wound complications were the most common. Overall incidence of complications was 7.2%. For patients with cholecystectomy alone morbidity was 3.5% and for patients with BS morbidity was 20% (p < 0.002). There were no mortality in this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia das Vias Biliares e Pâncreas, Disciplina de Cirurgia do Aparelho Digestivo do HC-FMUSP.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Montagnini
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jukemura
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Gianini
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Abdo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Penteado
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: da Cunha
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bacchella
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Pinotti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome