Clinical Outcomes of Laparoscopic vs Robotic-Assisted Cholecystectomy in Acute Care Surgery.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.1291
Abstract: Importance The use of robotic-assisted cholecystectomy in acute care surgery is increasing, but its safety and efficacy compared with laparoscopic cholecystectomy remain unclear. Objective To compare clinical outcomes and bile duct injury rates between robotic-assisted… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; acute care; robotic assisted; cholecystectomy acute ... See more keywords
Indications for and Optimal Management of Percutaneous Cholecystectomy Drainage: A Systematic Review.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.3260
Abstract: Importance Use of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) has increased over the past 20 years without consensus regarding indications and management. Objective To identify indicators for PC, clarify the management of a PC tube (PCT), and suggest… read more here.
Keywords: systematic review; indications optimal; cholecystectomy; optimal management ... See more keywords
The Difficult Cholecystectomy.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.4199
Abstract: Importance Difficult cholecystectomies are associated with a higher risk of severe bilio-vascular injuries. Observations Obesity, cirrhosis, high American Society of Anesthesiologists score, previous abdominal operations, and presence of acute cholecystitis or common bile duct stones… read more here.
Keywords: difficult cholecystectomy; difficult cholecystectomies; cholecystectomy;
Patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis at a safety net hospital: Early surgeon involvement matters.
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DOI: 10.1002/wjs.12399
Abstract: BACKGROUND Gallstones are a common diagnosis in the United States; though many patients remain asymptomatic, others develop symptoms. Standard of care for symptomatic cholelithiasis is cholecystectomy, but many do not undergo surgery. The purpose of… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; cholelithiasis; care; safety net ... See more keywords
How Safe is Performing Cholecystectomy in the Oldest Old? A 15-year Retrospective Study from a Single Institution
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4147-8
Abstract: BackgroundGlobally, the number of people aged 80 years or over, the “oldest old,” is the fastest growing population group. Because of the strong association between age and gallstone disease, both prevalence and incidence of this disease… read more here.
Keywords: institution; oldest old; study; mortality ... See more keywords
Usability of Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging with Indocyanine Green During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4760-1
Abstract: BackgroundPatients with persistent symptoms of acute cholecystitis for >72 h who cannot undergo urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) often undergo percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) and delayed LC. However, intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence with indocyanine green (ICG) has… read more here.
Keywords: fluorescence; fluorescence imaging; cholecystectomy; icg fluorescence ... See more keywords
The Cholecystectomy As A Day Case (CAAD) Score: A Validated Score of Preoperative Predictors of Successful Day-Case Cholecystectomy Using the CholeS Data Set
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-019-04981-5
Abstract: BackgroundDay-case surgery is associated with significant patient and cost benefits. However, only 43% of cholecystectomy patients are discharged home the same day. One hypothesis is day-case cholecystectomy rates, defined as patients discharged the same day… read more here.
Keywords: cholecystectomy; case; day; day case ... See more keywords
Ten-year Audit of Safe Bail-Out Alternatives to the Critical View of Safety in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-019-05082-z
Abstract: To prevent vasculobiliary injuries according to the Tokyo Guidelines, Critical View of Safety (CVS) is the recommended method for the identification of the cystic duct and cystic artery. Our aim was to audit laparoscopic cholecystectomies,… read more here.
Keywords: bail; laparoscopic; critical view; bail alternatives ... See more keywords
A pediatric surgeon’s dilemma: does cholecystectomy improve symptoms of biliary dyskinesia?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00383-021-04922-1
Abstract: Biliary dyskinesia (BD) is a well-established gallbladder pathology in adult patients and rates of cholecystectomy for BD continue to rise in the United States. Many pediatric patients with vague abdominal pain of variable duration are… read more here.
Keywords: biliary dyskinesia; surgery; cholecystectomy; visits related ... See more keywords
Small-incision cholecystectomy (through a cylinder retractor) under local anaesthesia and sedation: a prospective observational study of five hundred consecutive cases
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DOI: 10.1007/s00423-018-1707-9
Abstract: BackgroundTranscylindrical cholecystectomy (TC) can be performed under local anaesthesia and sedation (LAS) in ambulatory surgery (AS). The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and results of TC under LAS.MethodsTC under LAS was… read more here.
Keywords: retractor; anaesthesia sedation; study; anaesthesia ... See more keywords
The influence of percutaneous cholecystostomy duration on optimizing surgical outcomes and timing of interval cholecystectomy in ASA II patients with grade II-III acute calculous cholecystitis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00423-025-03822-5
Abstract: Despite medical progress and laparoscopic cholecystectomy being standard for Grade II-III acute calculous cholecystitis in ASA II patients, optimal management, especially the timing of cholecystectomy (early vs. delayed) considering morbidity, risk-benefit, and cost, is still… read more here.
Keywords: asa; cholecystectomy; cholecystostomy; grade iii ... See more keywords