The Impact of the Gallbladder Wall Thickness Assessed by Sonography on the Outcome of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Abstract

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy first became popular during the late 1980s and now the procedure is consider the standard approach for symptomatic cholecystolithiasis. This study aimed to assess the value of sonography in predicting intraoperative difficulties for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and in identifying indicators for conversion to open cholecystectomy. This prospective clinical trial conducted in the