Analysis of causes of the conversion to laparotomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Abstract：Objective To study the causes of conversion to laparotomy during laparoscopic cholecystectomy ( LC) .Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the causes of conversion to laparotomy in 30 patients re-ceived LC.Results The causes of conversion to laparotomy , included obscure anatomical relation in surgical site in 16 cases, accounted for 53.3%; anomolous anatomical in 6 cases, accounted for 20.0%; widely oozing blood of gallbladder bed in 4 cases, accounted for 13.3%;bleeding of cystic artery in 3 cases, accounted for 10.0%;injury of the extrahepatic bile duct in one case , accounted for 3.3%.Conclusion Conversion to laparotomy should be timely performed when LC meeting difficulties , in order to get the best long-term curative effect.Preoperative careful evaluation, strictly laparoscopic surgical indications ,and intraoperative careful accurate anatomical location , can re-duce the rate of conversion to laparotomy .
Keywords：Laparoscopic cholecystectomy ( LC)Conversion to laparotomyCauses
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 963-965 )