Analysis of Preoperative Ultrasonography to Predict Intraoperative Findings during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy of Cholecystolithiasis

Abstract

Introduction: Management of cholecystolithiasis and its complications has evolved dramatically and outcomes from surgery is a major challenge and defining surgical findings may help set the benchmark. Abdominal ultrasonography often preceds this operation and can prove diagnosis, as well as helps in showing possible complications during the perioperative period. Methods: Patients aged 18 years and over were included in the study. Data from 2017 until now including demographic , clinical data, comorbidity, laboratory, radiological and findings during intraoperative and surgery technique selection were collected retrospectively and prospectively until now with diagnose cholecystolithiasis. Results: Preoperative USG findings such as gall bladder wall thickness and size, impacted and size of gall stones, presence of pericholecystic fluid collection were significantly associated with difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Conclusion: This study show that analysis of preoperative ultrasonography helping to predict intraoperative laparoscopic cholecystectomy helping to figure out the successful of the operation and outcomes in patients.