Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and open-heart surgery at the same time.
BACKGROUND
Abdominal procedures in patients with coronary artery disease or severe valvular disease have high risk of mortality and morbidity.


OBJECTIVE
In order to prevent bile peritonitis after cardiac surgery, to reduce the hospitalization course, and to decrease the mortality and morbidity after the surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and open-heart surgery were performed at the same time.


METHODS
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and open-heart surgery were performed on two patients who had been referred to Cardiothoracic Ward of Modarres Hospital, Tehran, Iran.


RESULTS
Simultaneous classic laparoscopic cholecystectomy was successfully performed on two different open-heart patients, one with coronary artery disease for coronary artery bypass surgery and the other with severe mitral valve disorder for mitral valve replacement.


CONCLUSIONS
Abdominal procedures are suggested to be done with cardiac surgery at the same time with laparoscopic technique to reduce mortality and morbidity in these patients.
Hekmat
Manouchehr
M
Cardiac Surgery Ward of Modarres Hospital, Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. rezaei_nima@hbi.ir
Taghipoor
Hamid Reza
HR
Nobahar
Mohammad Rezvan
MR
Monfared
Mahmoud Beheshti
MB
Tehrani
Mohammad Masoud Majidi
MM
Arabnia
Mohammad Kazem
MK
Hasantash
Seyyed Ahmad
SA
Zadeh
Ali-Mohammad Hallaj
AM
Kachoueian
Naser
N
Foroughi
Mahnoush
M
Rezaei
Nima
N
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*