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Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy
at Isra University Hospital, HyderabadWaseem Memon1, Tariq Wahab Khanzada2,
Abdul Samad3, M. Hussain Laghari4ABSTRACT
Objective: The main objective was to determine the complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and its causes at Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad.
Methodology: This was a retrospective study carried out from July 2005 to June 2007. Data of all patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy during the study period and fulfilling the selection criteria was collected and analyzed retrospectively.
Results: A total of 216 patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with an overwhelming majority of females. The overall complication rate was 5%. The complications included bleeding (4/216, 1.8%) from cystic artery and gall bladder bed, port site infection (4/216, 1.8%), bile duct injury (2/216, 0.9%) and colonic injury (1/216, 0.4%). The common causes of these complications were accidental injury to cystic artery, gross spillage of infected bile and erroneous clipping of common bile duct.
Conclusions: Bleeding and Port site infections were the commonest complications followed by common bile duct and colonic injuries. The commonest cause of bleeding was cystic artery injury whereas the commonest cause of port site infection was gross spillage of infected bile.
KEY WORDS: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Gall stones, Complications.
Pak J Med Sci January - March 2009 Vol. 25 No. 1 69-73
How to cite this article:
Memon W, Khanzada TW, Samad A, Laghari MH. Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Isra University Hospital, Hyderabad. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(1):69-73
1. Dr. Waseem Memon FCPS,
Assistant Professor Surgery,
2. Dr. Tariq Wahab Khanzada FCPS, FRCS,
Assistant Professor Surgery,
3. Dr. Abdul Samad FCPS,
Associate Professor Surgery,
4. Prof. M. Hussain Laghari FRCS,
Professor of Surgery,
1-4: Isra University Hospital,
Hyderabad, Pakistan.
Correspondence
Dr. Waseem Memon,
Assistant Prof. Surgery, Isra University Hospital,
P.O. Box: No. 313, Hala Road,
Hyderabad, Sindh - Pakistan.
E-mail: dr_waseem1973@hotmail.com
* Received for Publication: May 30, 2008
* Revision Received: November 20, 2008
* Revision Accepted: November 22, 2008
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