Total and caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 in chronic cholecystitis: A prospective study May 7, 2008
48 years) with symptomatic chronic calculous cholecystitis underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The early specific apoptotic tendency (caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18) was studied in these patients with M30 Apoptosense ELISA and the total cytokerarin 18 (both derived from apoptosis and necrosis) with M65 ELISA. The ratio M30/M65 (caspase-cleaved to total cytokeratin 18) was also computed. (BioMed Central)
Private surgery for sick Tripodi Jan 21, 2008
"A laparoscopic cholecystectomy [removal of the gallbladder] is bread and butter stuff for a general surgeon," Dr Keegan said. "We'd expect any hospital that provides general surgery services to be able to perform that. There's two common reasons for pancreatitis: one is gallstones and the other is alcohol.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cholecystectomy in Sweden 2000 - 2003: a nationwide study on procedures, patient characteristics, and mortality Aug 18, 2007
Background Epidemiological data on characteristics of patients undergoing open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy are limited ... Patients with open cholecystectomy were older than patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (59 vs 49 years, p< 0 ... 3) days for patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy, p<0. (BioMed Central)
The Hidden Risks of Laparoscopic Surgery Mar 4, 2007
Richard Hurlburt, however, was a candidate for a less painful, minimally invasive procedure performed with the aid of cameras inserted through small holes in his abdomena "laparoscopic cholecystectomy" that would have him home the next day ... The first minimally invasive procedure to gain wide acceptance, the laparoscopic cholecystectomy arrived in the 1990s "like a thunderbolt," says Josef Fischer, chair of surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. (MSNBC -- Health)
Non-randomised patients in a cholecystectomy trial: characteristics, procedures, and outcomes Dec 27, 2006
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now considered the first option for gallbladder surgery ... The external validity of conclusions reached in randomised trials comparing mini-laparotomy cholecystectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy has not been studied ... Characteristics (age, sex, co-morbidity, and ASA-score), operation time, hospital stay, and mortality were compared for patients who underwent cholecystectomy outside and within a randomised controlled trial comparing mini-laparotomy and... (BioMed Central)
Impact of treatment policies on patient outcomes and resource utilization in acute cholecystitis in Japanese hospitals Mar 29, 2006
Although currently available evidence predominantly recommends early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for the treatment of acute cholecystitis, this strategy has not been widely adopted in Japan. Herein, we describe a hospital-based study of patients with acute cholecystitis in 9 Japanese teaching hospitals in order to evaluate the impact of different institutional strategies in treating acute cholecystitis on overall patient outcomes and medical resource utilization. (BioMed Central)
