Choledochotomy Techniques During LCBDE

Sohag University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Choledocholithiasis

Treatments

Procedure: choledochotomy techniques during LCBDE

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04463381

22/05/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

complications after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) regarding the choledochotomy technique have not been adequately studied in the literature. Therefore, this study aimed to retrospectively analyze and compare the impact of choledochotomy techniques during LCBDE among patients with choledocholithiasis during the early and late postoperative periods.

Full description

Background: complications after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) regarding the choledochotomy technique have not been adequately studied in the literature. Therefore, this study aimed to retrospectively analyze and compare the impact of choledochotomy techniques during LCBDE among patients with choledocholithiasis during the early and late postoperative periods.

Methods: from March 2014 to February 2018, 85 patients with choledocholithiasis (52 females and 33 males) were enrolled in this study. These patients were treated by LCBDE using various choledochotomy techniques, including scalpel or scissor (28 patients, 33%) in group I, using diathermy hook (35 patients, 41%) in group II, or using an ultrasonic device (22 patients, 26 %) in group III. Postoperative follow-up was done for assessment of all possible complications either early (within 3-6 months postoperatively), or late (2-6 years postoperatively) with meticulous observation and study of any relevant postoperative event.

Enrollment

85 patients

Sex

All

Ages

17+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All adult patients with choledocholithiasis who underwent LCBDE combined with LC were enrolled in this study. No limitations as regards the stone sizes or numbers were considered. The CBD diameter should be at least ± 1 cm.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria were normal caliber or stenosed CBD, or the presence of overt cholangitis. Additionally, treated patients with the trans-cystic approach for stone extraction were excluded from this study.