Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on Porcelain Gallbladder in 13 Cases / 中国普外基础与临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the possibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC) on porcelain gallbladder.Methods Twenty-four cases of porcelain gallbladder,who were operated in China Medical University,including 13 LC cases,from 2006 to 2008 were retrospectively reviewed.Results Of 24 porcelain gallbladder cases(0.48%) in 4964 cholecystectomy patients,calcification of gallbladder in 87.50%(21/24) patients was diagnosed by ultrasonography.Of 13 patients who were cured by LC,one suffered from postoperative leak bile,no metastasis were found by following up 12 or 14 months in two gallbladder carcinoma cases.Conclusion There's specificity of ultrasonographic image in porcelain gallbladder,in which LC is safe to be performed and routine frozen pathology during operation is necessary.