A Standardized Ultrasound Scoring System for Preoperative Prediction of Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

A Standardized Ultrasound Scoring System for Preoperative Prediction of Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Purpose: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the treatment of choice for cholelithiasis. Still some patients required conversion to open cholecystectomy (OC). Our aim was to develop a standardized Ultrasound based scoring system for preoperative prediction of difficult LC. Methods and mater...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Azfar Siddiqui, Syed Amjad A. Rizvi, Sara Sartaj, Ibne Ahmad, Syed Wajahat A. Rizvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
Subjects:
Ultrasound
Sonography
Preoperative prediction
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Open cholecystectomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644117300760

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