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Cureus
December 2024
Anaesthesia, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Kent, GBR.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard for treating symptomatic cholelithiasis due to its minimally invasive nature and faster recovery times compared to traditional open surgery, but it is not without risks. A key component of this procedure is the creation of pneumoperitoneum. This is achieved by insufflating the abdomen with carbon dioxide (CO2).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurg Endosc
January 2025
Department of General Surgery, Fiona Stanley Hospital, 11 Robin Warren Dr, Murdoch, WA, Australia.
Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the preferred treatment for symptomatic cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis, with increasing applications even in severe cases. However, the possibility of postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to manage choledocholithiasis or biliary injuries poses significant clinical challenges. This study aimed to develop a predictive model for ERCP incidence following emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy using advanced machine learning techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Department of General Surgery, Ealing Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
We present a case of a woman in her 70s who arrived in the emergency department with signs of small-bowel obstruction. CT scanning revealed acute cholecystitis with a cholecystoduodenal fistula, pneumobilia and small-bowel obstruction possibly secondary to gallstone ileus although no radio-opaque gallstones were seen. The patient underwent an emergency operation and intra-operative findings revealed mechanical small-bowel obstruction of the proximal jejunum where a 4×2 x 3 cm gallstone was impacted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Med
December 2024
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan.
Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBMJ) has a long common channel (CC) that causes pancreaticobiliary reflux (PBR), which has been implicated in gallstones, cholangiocarcinoma, and pancreatitis. By contrast, PBR has occurred in cases with normal and longer CCs than normal but shorter than PBMJ. This pathophysiology has been primarily reported in adults and rarely in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChildren (Basel)
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Health Sciences Dr. Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir 35210, Turkey.
Background: Cholelithiasis is a rare disease in infants, and there is limited data on its risk factors and management.
Objectives: To evaluate the risk factors, management, and response to medical treatment of cholelithiasis in infants.
Methods: Infants diagnosed with cholelithiasis by ultrasound between 2018 and 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.
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