Tanveer Sheikh¹, Khalid Azeem¹ and Maqsood Ahmad Khan²

ABSTRACT

Objective:  To study the Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Design of Study: Retrospective study.

Place and duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Islam Teaching Hospital Sialkot from January 2014 to December  2017.

Materials and Methods: 535 patients (88 men, 447 women age range 15-66 years, average age 41 years) in patients undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. All the patients undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy were diagnosed on ultrasound examination and clinical examination of the patients. Performa was designed to note age, gender and complications in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. The data was analyzed for results on  SPSS version 10.

The informed consent of all the patients was taken and permission of ethical committee was also taken.

Results:  The number of patients undergoing Lap-Cholecystectomy at age group 46-55 years was maximum in male  29 (32.95%) and in female 203 (45.41%) and minimum at age group 66 & above years in male 02 (2.27%) and in female 07 (1.56%) as shown in table no. 1. The rate of complications in patients undergoing Lap-Cholecystectomy was Intra Operative Hemorrhage 36 (6.72%), Bile Duct Injury 01 (0.18%), Suppuration at Trocar Site 17 (3.17%), Laparoscopic Re-Intervention  07 (1.30%), Bile Leakage 12 (2.24%), Conversion 21 (3.92%), Prolong Hospitalization 44 (8.22%) as shown in table no.2. It was seen that among complications in patients undergoing Lap-Cholecystectomy was Prolong Hospitalization maximum 44 (8.22%) and Bile Duct Injury 01 (0.18%) was minimum. It was also seen that the incidence of patients in Lap-Cholecystectomy were maximum in females 447 (83.55%) and minimum in male 88 (16.44%).

Conclusion: It was concluded from the study that complications of Laparoscopiccholecystectomyare yet present in spite of due care and experience of the surgeon.

Key Words: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Complications, Retrospective

Citation of articles: Sheikh T, Azeem  K, Khan MS. Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Med