Attenuation around the gallbladder on plain abdominal computed tomography as a predictor of surgical difficulty in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Hiroya IidaHiromitsu MaehiraHaruki MoriHirokazu KodamaAya TokudaKatsushi TakebayashiMasatsugu KojimaSachiko KaidaToru MiyakeMasaji TaniPublished in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2021)
High attenuation around the gallbladder on plain CT predicted a high surgical difficulty of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We recommend measuring the CT attenuation around the gallbladder in patients with acute cholecystitis.