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Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis

Many surgeons opt to perform subtotal cholecystectomy to limit duct injuries in difficult cases. In these cases, however, there is a risk for the gallbladder remnant to become diseased. In these cases, a completion cholecystectomy is necessary. Although technically challenging, the laparoscopic appr...

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Autores principales: Cawich, Shamir O, Mohammed, Fawwaz, Spence, Richard, Naraynsingh, Vijay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27656198
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw163
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description Many surgeons opt to perform subtotal cholecystectomy to limit duct injuries in difficult cases. In these cases, however, there is a risk for the gallbladder remnant to become diseased. In these cases, a completion cholecystectomy is necessary. Although technically challenging, the laparoscopic approach to completion cholecystectomy is feasible and safe, when performed by surgeons with advanced laparoscopic experience.
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spelling pubmed-50311362016-09-22 Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis Cawich, Shamir O Mohammed, Fawwaz Spence, Richard Naraynsingh, Vijay J Surg Case Rep Case Report Many surgeons opt to perform subtotal cholecystectomy to limit duct injuries in difficult cases. In these cases, however, there is a risk for the gallbladder remnant to become diseased. In these cases, a completion cholecystectomy is necessary. Although technically challenging, the laparoscopic approach to completion cholecystectomy is feasible and safe, when performed by surgeons with advanced laparoscopic experience. Oxford University Press 2016-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5031136/ /pubmed/27656198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw163 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2016. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Cawich, Shamir O
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Naraynsingh, Vijay
Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis
title Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis
title_full Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis
title_fullStr Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis
title_full_unstemmed Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis
title_short Laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis
title_sort laparoscopic removal of a gallbladder remnant in a patient with severe biliary pancreatitis
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031136/
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