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what is 'open cholecystectomy'? Definition for Open Cholecystectomy Open Cholecystectomy is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: gall bladder tumors, cholecystitis and gall stones. related diagnosis for 'open cholecystectomy' 1 - 3 of 3 diagnosis gall bladder tumors tumors of the gall bladder Open Cholecystectomy and gall bladder tumors cholecystitis inflammation of gall bladder Open Cholecystectomy and cholecystitis gall stones stones in the gall bladder or bile ducts Open Cholecystectomy and gall stones related procedure for 'open cholecystectomy'/associated diagnoses 1 - 5 of 49 procedures Hepatic lobectomy Open Cholecystectomy and Hepatic lobectomy CT gallbladder Open Cholecystectomy and CT gallbladder CT scan Open Cholecystectomy and CT scan Cholangiography Open Cholecystectomy and Cholangiography Cholecystectomy Open Cholecystectomy and Cholecystectomy Complete Blood Count Open Cholecystectomy and Complete Blood Count DISIDA scan hepatobiliary scans Open Cholecystectomy and DISIDA scan Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Open Cholecystectomy and Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Endoscopic surgery Open Cholecystectomy and Endoscopic surgery Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan Open Cholecystectomy and Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan Laparoscopy Minimally invasive surgery Open Cholecystectomy and Laparoscopy Liver Function Tests elevated liver enzymes Open Cholecystectomy and Liver Function Tests Total bilirubin Open Cholecystectomy and Total bilirubin Ultrasound gallbladder and bile ducts Open Cholecystectomy and Ultrasound gallbladder and bile ducts direct bilirubin Open Cholecystectomy and direct bilirubin Abdominal CAT Scan Open Cholecystectomy and Abdominal CAT Scan Abdominal ultrasonography Ultrasound of abdominal contents Open Cholecystectomy and Abdominal ultrasonography Blood, Platelet Count Platelet Count Open Cholecystectomy and Blood, Platelet Count Endoscopic ultrasonography Endoscopic Ultrasound Open Cholecystectomy and Endoscopic ultrasonography Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) Open Cholecystectomy and Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) for more please login, login is free (click to login) related medication for 'open cholecystectomy'/associated diagnoses 1 - 5 of 49 drugs 5-fluorouracil (5-fu) Open Cholecystectomy and 5-fluorouracil (5-fu) capecitabine Open Cholecystectomy and capecitabine capecitabine(xeloda ) Open Cholecystectomy and capecitabine(xeloda ) cisplatin Open Cholecystectomy and cisplatin doxorubicin Open Cholecystectomy and doxorubicin fluorouracil(adrucil ) Open Cholecystectomy and fluorouracil(adrucil ) gemcitabine Open Cholecystectomy and gemcitabine gemcitabine(gemzar ) Open Cholecystectomy and gemcitabine(gemzar ) mitomycin Open Cholecystectomy and mitomycin for more please login, login is free (click to login) The following are types of physicians relevant for 'Open Cholecystectomy'. related types of physicians 'family practitioner, gastroenterologist, internist' show local physicians postal code Find Local stars represent relevance to topic not rating more The results are computer generated suggestions to help you find a physician. MEDgle does not recommend any particular type of physician or claim to be complete or accurate in the providers and specialties suggested. web search results for 'open cholecystectomy'? Results 1 - 50 - Open Cholecystectomy Patients' quality of life after laparoscopic or open cholecystectomy ... underwent laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy for chronic cholecystolithiasis. ... who underwent LC and open cholecystectomy (OC) for cholecystolithiasis. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1389804   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Open cholecystectomy for all patients in the era of laparoscopic ... Open cholecystectomy through a small incision is an alternative to ... Open, small-incision cholecystectomy for all patients is compatible with short ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1450318   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Open cholecystectomy in the age of the laparoscope. Ten patients underwent open cholecystectomy and bile duct exploration after ... Open cholecystectomy is infrequently performed giving trainee surgeons little ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2502340   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy for patients with ... Open cholecystectomy has been the gold standard for over 100 years. ... and a quicker convalescence compared with the classical open cholecystectomy. ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17054285   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Cholecystectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... cholecystectomy, and an older more invasive procedure, called open ... Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has now replaced open cholecystectomy as the first ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecystectomy   en.wikipedia.org - summary Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - MedicineNet.com Read about laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a surgery to remove ... open cholecystectomy. ... With open cholecystectomy, you would have to stay in the hospital ... http://www.medicinenet.com/cholecystectomy/article.htm   www.medicinenet.com - summary Gallbladder Removal - MedlinePlus Overview of the surgery that is done to remove the gallbladder if it is inflamed, blocked, filled with gallstones, or cancerous. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002930.htm   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery for gallstones Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy) removes the gallbladder ... cohort study comparing laparoscopic cholecystectomy and open cholecystectomy. ... http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/laparoscopic-gallbl...   www.webmd.com - summary Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease Until the early 1990s, open cholecystectomy (the removal of the gallbladder ... Previously, the standard was open cholecystectomy between six and 12 weeks after ... http://adam.about.com/reports/000010_7.htm   adam.about.com - summary The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Program ... Major complications of open cholecystectomy are infrequent and include common ... Open cholecystectomy is the standard against which other treatments must be ... http://consensus.nih.gov/1992/1992GallstonesLaparoscopy090html.htm   consensus.nih.gov - summary Randomised trial of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy for acute ... ... of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy for acute and ... and outcome of LC and open cholecystectomy (OC) in patients with acute cholecystitis. ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0009652612   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Open gallbladder surgery for gallstones In open gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy), the surgeon removes the gallbladder through a single, large incision in the abdomen. http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/open-gallbladder-surgery-for-gallstones   www.webmd.com - summary Population-wide historical cohort of complication rates of laparoscopic ... ... of complication rates of laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy in Saskatchewan. ... and post-operative complications studied than open cholecystectomy. ... http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102211686.html   gateway.nlm.nih.gov - summary Cholecystectomy Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com Cholecystectomy glossary includes a list of Cholecystectomy related medical definitions and related links ... See the entire definition of Open cholecystectomy ... http://www.medicinenet.com/cholecystectomy/glossary.htm   www.medicinenet.com - summary Laparoscopic cholecystectomy vs open cholecystectomy in the treatment ... Laparoscopic cholecystectomy vs open cholecystectomy in the treatment of acute ... of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with those of open cholecystectomy (OC) in ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9484730   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Gallbladder removal This procedure is less invasive than open cholecystectomy and requires smaller surgical cuts. ... who have an open cholecystectomy generally need about 2 ... http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/Gallbladder-removal.htm   adam.about.com - summary X-Plain Patient Education Tutorial: Cholecystectomy - Open and Laparoscopic Copyrighted by the Patient Education Institute. The Patient Education Institute publishes interactive multimedia software and implements them in hospitals, physician ... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/cholecystectomy...   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary Learn More About Gallstones WebMD looks at the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for ... The traditional operation is called an open cholecystectomy. ... Open cholecystectomy. ... http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/gallstones?page=2   www.webmd.com - summary Talk:Cholecystectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... on personal experience, that the rate of conversion to open cholecystectomy ... The conversion to open cholecystectomy is also made when stones have made their ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cholecystectomy   en.wikipedia.org - summary Cholecystectomy in Sweden 2000 ? 2003: a nationwide study on procedures ... and it was demonstrated that open cholecystectomy could be performed through a ... The shift from open to laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been accompanied by an ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Treatment of acute cholecystitis. A comparison of open vs laparoscopic ... A comparison of open vs laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Glavic Z, Begic L, ... Two patients submitted to open cholecystectomy died within 30 days postoperatively. ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11395823   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Gallstones-Surgery Surgery to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) is the treatment of choice ... Most open surgeries occur after trying to do a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ... http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/tc/gallstones-surgery   www.webmd.com - summary Non-randomised patients in a cholecystectomy trial: characteristics ... ... between mini-laparotomy and open cholecystectomy in multivariate analysis. ... Mini-laparotomy should replace conventional open cholecystectomy whenever possible. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1769514   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Ashcroft Surgery for Gallstone Pancreatitis - Digestion and Digestive ... Digestion information covering the digestion system and related diseases, ... Cholecystectomy -- in LBJ's case and now ... This is called open cholecystectomy. ... http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=31373   www.medicinenet.com - summary Preoperative findings predict conversion from laparoscopic to open ... There were 112 (8.1%) conversions to open cholecystectomy. ... demonstrate that conversion to open cholecystectomy can be predicted based on ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17950348?ordinalpos=1&ito...   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Handling of biliary complications following laparoscopic ... ... of bile duct injury and bile leak when compared with open cholecystectomy. ... all patients the laparoscopic approach was not converted to open cholecystectomy. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2020543   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: incidents and complications. A ... After open cholecystectomy postoperative bile leak or choleperitoneum from ... frequently seen in LC (1% of cases) 2,3,9,12,18,19 than in open cholecystectomy ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2020579   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Versus Mini-Laparotomy Cholecystectomy Conversion to open cholecystectomy was done when believed to be necessary and ... LCs, 69 (19%) were converted to open cholecystectomy and 101 (28%) of the MCs ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Gallstones and gallbladder disease Until the early 1990s, open cholecystectomy (the removal of the gallbladder ... Previously, the standard was open cholecystectomy between 6 - 12 weeks after the ... http://adam.about.com/reports/Gallstones-and-gallbladder-disease.htm   adam.about.com - summary An evaluation of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy. ... To compare open cholecystectomy (OC) with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in ... Cholangiography Cholecystectomy adverse effects economics Cholecystectomy, ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8309369   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Mortality and complications associated with laparoscopic ... Surgical rates and operative mortality for open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Maryland. ... Laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy: the Canadian experience. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1235438   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Does Using a Laparoscopic Approach to Cholecystectomy Decrease the Risk ... ... cholecystectomy, introduced in the late 1980s, has replaced the open technique ... Table 2. CHARACTERISTICS FOR OPEN AND LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. SSIs ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1514308   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Hannan 1999 ... cholecystectomy patient outcomes and choice of procedure (laparoscopic vs open) ... rates for patients undergoing laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy in ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10026758   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary The effects of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hysterectomy, and ... ... with laparoscopic or open cholecystectomy (32.7%), appendectomy (24.0%), or ... As compared to open surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hysterectomy are ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2292805   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Open gallbladder surgery for gallstones - Yahoo! Health Doctors do most open gallbladder surgeries after trying first to remove the ... In open gallbladder surgery (cholecystectomy), the surgeon removes the ... http://health.yahoo.com/digestive-treatment/open-gallbladder...   health.yahoo.com - summary Cholecystectomy - MayoClinic.com Cholecystectomy ? Overview covers definitions, risks of open and laparoscopic gallbladder surgery for gallbladder removal. ... Traditional (open) cholecystectomy ... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholecystectomy/MY00372/METHOD=print   www.mayoclinic.com - summary Laparoscopic cholecystostomy with delayed cholecystectomy as an ... ... with delayed cholecystectomy as an alternative to conversion to open procedure. ... 2 cases (1.5%) have been converted to immediate open cholecystectomy. ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8661794   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary Laparoscopic versus small-incision cholecystectomy: Health status in a ... ... showed that health status was improved, both after LC and open cholecystectomy ... 8 cm, the operation was considered to be a conversion to open cholecystectomy. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2422865   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Should I have surgery to treat gallstone attacks? This information will help you understand your choices, whether you share in the decision - making process or rely on ... incision (open cholecystectomy) and ... http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/should-i-have-surge...   www.webmd.com - summary Cholecystectomy - Open and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ? Open and. Laparoscopic. Reference Summary. Introduction ... One method uses a big skin incision known as open. cholecystectomy. ... http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/cholecystectomy...   www.nlm.nih.gov - summary Cholecystectomy, Conversion and Complications ... patients; the first undergoing open cholecystectomy (384 patients), the second ... Results Open cholecystectomy produced a postoperative complication rate of 6 ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2424007   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary 17443609 2007 04 19 2007 07 17 2007 11 15 1469-493X 2 2007 Routine ... ... comparing the choice of cholecystectomy (open or laparoscopic) in acute ... Drainage in open cholecystectomy is a matter of considerable debate. ... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17443609   www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov - summary ABC of diseases of liver, pancreas, and biliary system: Gallstone disease ... but are associated with a higher rate of conversion to open cholecystectomy. ... cholecystectomy has a lower mortality than the standard open procedure ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1119388   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS, Ch. 112, Acute Abdomen and Surgical ... ... common duct is more common with this procedure than with open cholecystectomy. ... Cholecystectomy combined with common duct exploration (open or laparoscopic) is ... http://www.merck.com/mkgr/mmg/sec13/ch112/ch112k.jsp   www.merck.com - summary Multivariate comparison of complications after laparoscopic ... ... of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy. Ann R Coll Surg ... Recent results of elective open cholecystectomy in a North American and a European center. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1234587   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute inflammation of the gallbladder. ... cholecystectomy and 7 days for patients converted to an open ... Open cholecystectomy: a control group for comparison with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1243033   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Cholecystectomy: Results - MayoClinic.com Cholecystectomy ? Overview covers definitions, risks of open and laparoscopic gallbladder surgery ... Those undergoing open cholecystectomy may need a week or ... http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholecystectomy/MY00372/DSECTION=results   www.mayoclinic.com - summary A Prospective Study of Common Bile Duct Calculi in Patients Undergoing ... In the era of open cholecystectomy, choledocholithiasis was diagnosed at per ... similar to previous reports of open cholecystectomy.22?25 We prospectively ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356189   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Standardization of Surgeon-Controlled Variables ... patients with AC underwent open cholecystectomy (OC), or the procedures were ... Factors affection conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open surgery. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary Health-Related Quality of Life and Appropriateness of Cholecystectomy The use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and open surgery by diagnosis group was similar. ... of short term outcomes of open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ... http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...   www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - summary show more 1  2

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