Frequency of difficult cholecystectomy in patients with thick walled gall bladder

ABSTRACT

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the procedure of choice for cholecystitis. There are variable rates of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy. Various studies have highlighted gall bladder wall thickness and age as independent risk factors for conversion from laparoscopic to open procedure. This study was done to determine the frequency of conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a gall bladder wall thickness of more than 3mm as determined on pre operative ultrasound