THE LEARNING CURVE OF FIRST ONE HUNDRED LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Laparoscopic cholecyctectomy became gold standard for treatment of symptomatic gall stone disease. Analysis of the first hundred patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy to study the learning curve and complications. The highest number of patients underwent completed laparoscopic cholecys...

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Main Authors: Jassim H Salim, Hashim S AL-Khayat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: university of basrah 2010-12-01
Series:Basrah Journal of Surgery
Online Access:https://bjsrg.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_55435_2e20015a8f2da119b40d924057c415c6.pdf
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Summary:Laparoscopic cholecyctectomy became gold standard for treatment of symptomatic gall stone disease. Analysis of the first hundred patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy to study the learning curve and complications. The highest number of patients underwent completed laparoscopic cholecystectomy 54 (90%) and the lowest conversion rate 10% (6/60) with high percentage 22% of patients with complicated gall stone disease during year of 2004. Biliary injury 2%, occurred mainly in the early years. Total conversion rate was 21%. These results were improved with~1
ISSN:1683-3589
2409-501X