Study to Determine Predictive Factors for Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Abstract

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most frequent procedures done and has substituted open cholecystectomy. The present prospective study was undertaken to determine the predictive factors for difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a tertiary care centre. The study was conducted in Department of Surgery from December 2016 to June 2018. The aim of the study is to predict the factors of difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Chronic recurring pain was the main symptom seen in all 67 patients. Gall bladder wall thickening was present in 18 (26.87%) patients. Out of 67 patients, 6 patients were operated
for open cholecystectomy. So, the rate of conversion from laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy was 8.96%.