Abstract:Background: The Tokyo 2018 guidelines call for the study of quantitative predictors of surgical difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy for complete cholecystectomy in a safe context.
Objective: To evaluate the cystic duct (CD) dissection time as a predictor of surgical difficulty.
Materials and methods: This prospective study included 193 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 2022 and were grouped according to the indication for cholecystectomy: Urgent, Delayed, and Elective. Multiple line… Show more
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