Laparoscopic surgery for patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis:a report of 134 cases / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of laparoscopic surgery for patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis(AGP). Methods The clinical data of 134 patients suffered from AGP treated with laparoscopy surgery since 2000 in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively.Results All the patients were treated with laparoscopic surgery successfully. Among them, 21 cases were treated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC);113 cases with LC and exploration of common bile duct,induding 75 cases received opening the pancreatic capsule and placement of irregation tubes for postoperative washing the abdominal cavity during the same operation. One hundred and tweent-six cases(94.0%) cured, 6 cases(4.5%) died, 2 cases( 1.5%) discharged themself. Conclusions Laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of early stage of AGP can get good results and improve the prognosis remarkably.It is worth to be used widely.