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Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy

Abdul Ghani Shaikh, Aijaz Ahmed Memon, Saeed Ahmed Shaikh, Abdul Ghaffar Pirzado.


Abstract
Objective: To determine the reasons for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy.
Methodology: This descriptive study was performed at department of Surgery, Chandka Medical College Teaching Hospital/Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana, Pakistan from July 2011 to June 2016. All patients with gall stones, acute and chronic cholecystitis aged 15 years & above underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Results: Out of 1775 patients in this study, 1322(74.4%) were females and 453(25.6%) males. Age ranged from 22 to 65 years (mean 44±13.7). Out of 1775 patients, 35(1.97%) required conversion to open and among these, 24(1.81%) were females and 11(2.42%) were males (P= 0.3897). The most common reason for conversion to open was dense adhesions due to cholecystitis in 9(0.50%) patients followed by obscure anatomy with severely inflammed gall bladder in 8(0.45%) patients, 6(0.33%) patients with empyma gall bladder, 5(0.28%) patients due to suspicion of bile duct injury, 4(0.22%) patients due to duodenal injury and 2(0.11%) with cholecysto-enteric fistula.
Conclusion: In this study, 2% patients required conversion to open and the frequent reasons were dense adhesions and obscure anatomy.

Key words: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, conversion, reasons.


 
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Shaikh AG, Memon AA, Shaikh SA, Pirzado AG. Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. RMJ. 2020; 45(1): 92-95.

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Shaikh AG, Memon AA, Shaikh SA, Pirzado AG. Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=266301 [Access: June 22, 2026].

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Shaikh AG, Memon AA, Shaikh SA, Pirzado AG. Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. RMJ. 2020; 45(1): 92-95.


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Shaikh AG, Memon AA, Shaikh SA, Pirzado AG. Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. RMJ. (2020), [cited June 22, 2026]; 45(1): 92-95.


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Shaikh, A. G., Memon, . A. A., Shaikh, . S. A. & Pirzado, . A. G. (2020) Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. RMJ, 45 (1), 92-95.


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Shaikh, Abdul Ghani, Aijaz Ahmed Memon, Saeed Ahmed Shaikh, and Abdul Ghaffar Pirzado. 2020. Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. Rawal Medical Journal, 45 (1), 92-95.


Chicago Style

Shaikh, Abdul Ghani, Aijaz Ahmed Memon, Saeed Ahmed Shaikh, and Abdul Ghaffar Pirzado. "Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy." Rawal Medical Journal 45 (2020), 92-95.


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Shaikh, Abdul Ghani, Aijaz Ahmed Memon, Saeed Ahmed Shaikh, and Abdul Ghaffar Pirzado. "Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy." Rawal Medical Journal 45.1 (2020), 92-95. Print.


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Shaikh, A. G., Memon, . A. A., Shaikh, . S. A. & Pirzado, . A. G. (2020) Determinants of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. Rawal Medical Journal, 45 (1), 92-95.


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