Cholecystectomy

04/01/2014 - "Cholecystectomy is the most frequently performed abdominal operation and currently laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is considered gold standard being performed in 90% cases of symptomatic gallstones in USA since 1992. "
01/01/2006 - "Cholecystectomy is a safe and most effective procedure that provides ultimate cure for symptomatic gallstone disease."
01/01/1990 - "Cholecystectomy which is the best treatment for gallstones can be performed via laparoscopy in cases of uncomplicated stones. "
02/01/2012 - "Our results raise doubts about the efficacy of cholecystectomy to prevent recurrent AP in patients with the absence of either a significant elevation of liver tests on day 1 of AP or gallstones and/or sludge in the gall bladder on initial ultrasound examination."
01/01/2012 - "Cholecystectomy, gold standard treatment for gallstone-related diseases, is practiced in a high percentage of patients with this condition. "

01/01/2013 - "Also there were no differences in the rate of complete dissolution, subjective improvement in symptoms, and the rate of cholecystectomy due to worsening pain or the development of complications and changes in laboratory tests before and after treatment. "
07/01/1998 - "The benefits of mini-cholecystectomy are potential advantages in improved appearance, reduced pain, better respiratory function, fewer wall complications. "
01/01/1994 - "In Spain, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an effective and safe procedure with results which are comparable to other multicentric studies published in other countries, with a morbidity-morbility index similar to open cholecystectomy and the great added advantage is the avoidance of laparotomy and its inconveniences (pain, longer hospital stay...) and complications."
05/01/2013 - "Transvaginal cholecystectomy (TVC) is the leading natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery to date and has the potential to offer improved cosmesis, less pain, and shorter recovery times for female patients. "
01/01/2012 - "The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of multimodal preincisional premedication on preventing post-cholecystectomy acute pain. "

09/01/2001 - "Whereas early cholecystectomy is accepted as the optimal timing for surgery, the best treatment modality for acute cholecystitis (AC) is still under debate. "
12/01/2004 - "At follow-up (12 months) the mean period before starting again a normal working and social life was 57 days in Group 1 and 33 days in Group 2. The results of this study showed that early cholecystectomy was the gold standard in the treatment of acute cholecystitis, since it reduces morbidity, hospital stay and absence from working and social life in a statistically important way."
01/01/2004 - "Cholecystectomy in the acute phase of acute cholecystitis offers a significant reduction of gastrointestinal symptoms during the first postoperative month and to that associated improved quality of life in this group of patients."
01/01/2002 - "Performing elective surgery within 2 months of discharge in all cases would have reduced the re-admission rate by 56% and this along with the increased use of early cholecystectomy during the first admission are areas where the treatment of acute cholecystitis could be significantly improved."
05/01/2015 - "Early Cholecystectomy Is Superior to Delayed Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: a Meta-analysis."

08/01/1994 - "Both open cholecystectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy are highly safe and effective procedures for the treatment of patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis. "
08/01/1993 - "These data indicate that open cholecystectomy currently is a very safe, effective treatment for cholelithiasis and is being performed with near zero mortality. "
01/01/1990 - "We concluded that cholecystectomy is a definitive treatment for symptomatic cholelithiasis with minimal risk to the patient and a high degree of relief from symptoms. "
08/01/1993 - "SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND DATA: Although cholecystectomy has been the gold standard of treatment for cholelithiasis for more than 100 years, it has recently been challenged by the introduction of several new modalities including laparoscopic cholecystectomy. "
10/01/1991 - "When anesthesia does not present a risk, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which incurs minimal disruption of a patient's normal function, has returned cholecystectomy to its position as the therapeutic gold standard for cholelithiasis. "

01/01/1989 - "The authors believe that elective cholecystectomy is to be recommended (emergency cholecystectomy is associated with a high morbidity) as the children operated were improved by surgery, with resolution of abdominal pain."
01/01/1998 - "Although more than one-third complained of abdominal pain after cholecystectomy, 93% had improved or were cured. "
10/01/2015 - "The aim of this study was to determine characteristics associated with patient-reported absence of abdominal pain after cholecystectomy, improved abdominal symptoms, and patient-reported positive cholecystectomy results in a prospective cohort multicentre study. "
01/01/2014 - "She refused cholecystectomy, and the abdominal pain gradually improved in response to conservative treatment. "
10/01/2011 - "Factors that predict relief from upper abdominal pain after cholecystectomy."