Acute cholecystitis: predictive clinico-radiological assessment for conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Young Rock JangSu Joa AhnSeung Joon ChoiKi Hyun LeeYeon Ho ParkKeon Kuk KimHyung-Sik KimPublished in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2020)
Obesity, history of abdominal surgery, prolonged prothrombin time, absence of gallbladder wall enhancement, presence of a gallstone in the gallbladder infundibulum, and inflammation of the hepatic pedicle are associated with conversion of laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy.