Complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy:Causes and management
- VernacularTitle:腹腔镜胆囊切除术并发症的原因及处理
- Author:
Hongping BAO
;
Ruigang GAO
;
Denghua FANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Laparoscopy;
Cholecystectomy;
Complication
- From:
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2001;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To focus on the causes and management of complications after laparoscopic cholecystctomy (LC). Methods A retrospective analysis of clinical records of 13 278 patients undergoing LC in this hospital from March 1991 to July 2003 was made. Results Complications occurred in 110 patients (0.83%), involving 19 cases of bile duct injuries (0.14%), 37 cases of bile leakage (0.28%), 31 cases of residual calculi in common bile duct (0.23%), 4 cases of intraabdominal hemorrhage (0.03%), 5 cases of gastrointestinal injury (0.04%), 3 cases of intraabdominal abscess (0.02%), 6 cases of incisional infection or hernia (0.05%) and 5 cases of serious subcutaneous emphysema (0.04%), respectively. Five patients died (0.04%). Conclusions The major complications after LC include bile duct injury, bile leakage and residual calculus. Most of complications are preventable and curable.
