Perioperative outcomes of the patients treated using laparoscopic cholecystectomy after emergent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for bile duct stones: Does timing matter?

CONCLUSION: Our results support that LC after ERCP is more complex and has higher conversion rates than LC for uncomplicated cholelithiasis. Although no significant effect of different time intervals between ERCP and LC on perioperative outcomes was demonstrated in patients with common bile duct stones concomitant with cholelithiasis, the 2-6 weeks after ERCP is a critical period for conversion to open surgery. It is recommended that LC after ERCP should be performed in the early period, considering that serious complications may occur in the late period and recurrent biliary attacks may occur. PMID: 32436986 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : TJTES - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg Source Type: research