Comparison of Postoperative Complications of Open Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy According to the Modified Clavien-Dindo Classification System.

Background: Though laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become a gold standard management technique for gallbladder diseases, an open approach can also be used for patients having complicated gallbladder disease. Post-cholecystectomy complications are well-documented in existing English scientific literature but are not well understood according to the grade of intervention required to treat those complications.

Objective: To compare the postoperative complications of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy according to the modified Clavien-Dindo classification (MCDC) system.