An Observational Study to Assess the Effect of Multiple Risk factors in Predicting a Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Preoperatively
Author(s): G Raghuram, P Sasikumar and Ravishankar*
Abstract
The current study is an attempt to know access the preoperative predictability of difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy based on the following predictors age more than or equal to 60 years, BMI more than or equal to 30 kg/sq.m, Past history of acute cholecystitis, Gallbladder wall thickness more than or equal to 3mm, Presence of pericholecystic fluid, Total WBC count more than or equal to 10,000, Serum Fibrinogen >4gm/L ,Serum Alkaline phosphatase > 100IU/L.