title: Does estrogen cause low conversion rates in laparoscopic cholecystectomies for acute and chronic cholecystitis in women?
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the preferred treatment for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Severe local inflammation and scar formation are commonly responsible for conversion to open surgery. Fibrosuppressive effects of estrogen on peritoneal inflammatory conditions could provide low, dense fibrosis or scar formation around the gallbladder and make laparoscopic cholecystectomy easier in women and we believe that male sex is a conversion factor in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: University of Selcuk, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kartal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vatansev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belviranli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karahan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens