Background: The aim of this study is to compare efficacy and complications between fundus-down and conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in treating contracted gallbladders with gallstones.

Methods: Between January 1999 and May 2008, 64 patients with contracted gallbladders and gallstones were included in the study. Main outcome measures included conversion rate, complication rate, bile duct injury rate, operation time, and postoperative stay.

Results: The average postoperative hospital stay for fundus-down technique was 5 ± 3 days, and 7 ± 3 days for conventional technique (P = 0.003). The conversion rate and complication rate were 0% (0/33) and 3.00% (1/33) for fundus-down technique, and 32.3% (10/31) and 22.6% (7/31) for conventional technique (P = 0.0009 and 0.02, respectively). In subgroup analysis, fundus-down LC seemed to lower the bile duct injury rate from 2/31 (6.5%) to 0/33 (0%) compared with 6/1,468 (0.4%) (P = 0.01 between 6.5% and 0.4% vs. P = 1.00 between 0% and 0.4%).

Conclusions: It appears that fundus-down laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with lower conversion and complication rates and shorter postoperative hospital stay as compared with conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy when used to treat patients with contracted gallbladders and gallstones.

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