title: [Endovideosurgical methods at the treatment of patients with cholelithiasis].
abstract: Experience of 10,046 laparoscopic cholecystectomies is analyzed. The were 8097 female and 1949 male patients aged 13 to 93 years. Complicated cholelithiasis was seen at 4310 (42.9%) patients including 792 patients with acute inflammation of gallbladder, 2375--with chronic empyema, 1143--with gallbladder hydrops. Choledocholithiasis was diagnosed at 502 patients, Mirizzi syndrome--at 8, biliodigestive fistulas--at 12, cancer of gall bladder--at 5 patients. Mini-invasive endoscopic methods were used at all the patients, conversion to open surgery was necessary at 23 cases. Average time of surgery was 20-35 min, hospital stay--1-6 days. Intra- and postoperative complications were diagnosed at 86 patients among the first 3000 procedures. Among successive 7000 operations (after development of prophylactic complex) there were only 3 cases of trocar puncture infection. There were 2 cases of lethal outcome due to pulmonary embolism and pancreonecrosis.
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Lutsevich
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gordeev
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Prokhorov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications; D042883:Choledocholithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery