A comparison of outcomes including bile duct injury of subtotal cholecystectomy versus open total cholecystectomy as bailout procedures for severe cholecystitis: A multicenter real-world study.
Chathurika S DhanasekaraKripa ShresthaHolly GrossmanLiza M GarciaBaila MaqboolCarolyn LuppensRyan P DumasLuis R Taveras MoralesTejal Sudhirkumar BrahmbhattMaha HaqqaniRaimundas LuneviciusIkemsinachi C NzenwaEwen GriffithsAhmed AlmonibNori L BradleyE Paul LernerShahin MohseniDhanisha TrivediBellal A JosephTanya AnandRebecca PlevinJeffry T NahmiasErika Tay LassoSharmila DissanaikePublished in: Surgery (2024)
Laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy is a feasible surgical bailout procedure in cases of severe cholecystitis where standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy may carry undue risk of bile duct injury. Open cholecystectomy remains a reasonable option.