Rahmatullah Athar, Masoumeh Shahsavan, Shahab Shahabi, Abdolreza Pazouki, Farah A Husain, Mohammad Kermansaravi
{"title":"Impact of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on Weight Loss Outcomes After One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass.","authors":"Rahmatullah Athar, Masoumeh Shahsavan, Shahab Shahabi, Abdolreza Pazouki, Farah A Husain, Mohammad Kermansaravi","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001347","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001347","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Obesity-associated nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a significant cause of chronic liver disease. Our study sought to investigate preoperative NAFLD and the effect at 6 months and 2 years after surgery of one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) and its development 6 months after surgery regarding weight loss outcomes.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A retrospective cohort study was conducted on patients with severe obesity who underwent primary OAGB at Hazrat-e-Rasool Hospital between March 2020 and June 2021. Preoperative assessments included abdominal ultrasound (US) for NAFLD grading, weight, and biochemical blood tests. Follow-up examinations were performed at 10 days and 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 months postsurgery, with subsequent US examinations at the 6-month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two hundred thirty-one patients were included, with an average age of 40.3±10.5 years and a percentage of 78.4 women. Their mean weight and BMI were 131.2±26.8 and 48.8±8.5, respectively. Six-month grades of NAFLD showed that patients with grade 3 NAFLD had significantly lower TWL% compared with the lower grades. NAFLD grades improved in 72.3% of our patients, remained the same at 21.2%, and worsened at 6.5%. The 6-month TWL% was 28.4±4.3 in the no-change group, 28.4±5.3 for the improved group, and 25.2±14.6 in the worse group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The severity and progression of NAFLD can significantly impact weight loss outcomes post-OAGB, highlighting the importance of monitoring and managing NAFLD in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nedim Akgul, Mehmet I Turan, Aydin Dincer, Erhan Ozyurt
{"title":"Impact of Specimen Extraction Site and Gallstone Size on Early Postoperative Pain Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.","authors":"Nedim Akgul, Mehmet I Turan, Aydin Dincer, Erhan Ozyurt","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001343","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001343","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is widely performed with generally favorable outcomes, but postoperative pain remains a significant issue, influenced by various factors including the specimen extraction site and gallstone size.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted on 100 patients undergoing LC. Participants were randomized to have the specimen removed through either the epigastric or umbilical trocar. Postoperative pain was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) on postoperative days 1, 3, and 7. Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the impact of trocar site and gallstone size on pain levels.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients whose specimens were extracted through the umbilical trocar experienced significantly less pain on postoperative days 1 and 3 ( P =0.006 and 0.014, respectively) than those with epigastric trocar extraction. In addition, patients with gallstones larger than 10 mm reported higher pain levels on day 3 ( P =0.001) irrespective of the extraction site.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The umbilical trocar site for specimen extraction and smaller gallstone size is associated with reduced early postoperative pain following LC. These findings suggest the importance of considering extraction site and gallstone size in managing postoperative pain in LC patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142716422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single-dock Robotic Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Release: Technique Description and Preliminary Outcomes.","authors":"Arturo Estrada, Jorge Humberto Rodriguez-Quintero, Luis Arias-Espinosa, Prashanth Sreeramoju, Fareed Cheema, Xavier Pereira, Flavio Malcher","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001346","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001346","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release (TAR) is a valuable adjunct to address incisional hernia defects. Currently, bilateral docking is a standard technique for robotic TAR. The aim of this study is to describe our technique for extended totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) repair with bilateral TAR through a bottom single-dock robotic approach for hernias at the level of the umbilicus or higher.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed a case series of patients who underwent robotic eTEP repair with bilateral TAR using a single bottom docking between November 2021 and November 2023. A comprehensive description of our patient selection, surgical technique, and short-term clinical outcomes is reported.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten patients with incisional hernias were included. Their median age was 55 years (IQR: 49.5 to 61.25), 70% were male, the median BMI was 27.25 kg/m (IQR: 22.95 to 33.53), and ASA class was ≥2 in 80%. Median hernia width was 10 cm (IQR: 6.75 to 12.25) and length 11 cm (IQR: 9.25 to 16.25). The median operative time was 178.5 minutes (IQR: 153.75 to 222), and the length of stay was 1 day (IQR: 0.75 to 1.75). At a median follow-up of 5 months (IQR: 2.6 to 9.7), 20% of patients developed a surgical site occurrence requiring procedural intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Bilateral TAR using a single bottom dock is a feasible and safe adjunct to robotic eTEP ventral hernia repair in appropriately selected patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142688827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tat Thanh Do, Quoc Hung Doan, Huu Nguyen Cong, Thi Minh Chinh Nguyen, Vu Tu Quyen Doan, Nguyen Lam Vuong
{"title":"Single-port Thoracoscopic Laser Sympathicotomy for Primary Hyperhidrosis: A Safe and Minimally Invasive Approach With Favorable Short-term Outcomes.","authors":"Tat Thanh Do, Quoc Hung Doan, Huu Nguyen Cong, Thi Minh Chinh Nguyen, Vu Tu Quyen Doan, Nguyen Lam Vuong","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001340","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001340","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Thoracoscopic sympathicotomy is a well-established treatment for severe palmar hyperhidrosis. This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of a novel one-stage, bilateral, single-port laser sympathicotomy with minimal dissection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed 73 patients with severe palmar hyperhidrosis who underwent this novel surgical technique between June 2023 and October 2023. Outcomes included complications, recurrent hyperhidrosis, and compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH). Hyperhidrosis severity was assessed using the hyperhidrosis disease severity score (HDSS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean patient age was 21.3 ± 7.7 years, with a female predominance (52.1%). Sympathicotomy was performed at the T3 level only in 46 patients (63%), with the remaining undergoing sympathicotomy at both T3 and T4 levels. Median cauterization and operating times were 78 seconds and 8.7 minutes, respectively. No complications occurred. Two patients experienced recurrent hyperhidrosis during a median follow-up of 9 months, both were mild (HDSS grade 1). CH developed in 41 patients (56.2%), with all occurring within the first month postoperatively. The most common sites for CH were the back (51.2%), chest (43.9%), thigh (41.5%), abdomen (36.6%), and lower leg (36.6%). The majority of patients with CH (95.1%) reported mild (HDSS grade 1) or moderate (HDSS grade 2) hyperhidrosis. A higher body mass index was a significant risk factor for CH (odds ratio: 1.36, 95% CI: 1.12-1.71 for every 1 kg/m 2 increase).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This minimally invasive, single-port thoracoscopic laser sympathicotomy appears to be safe and effective for patients with palmar primary hyperhidrosis. Future studies should investigate long-term outcomes and refine the technique to minimize invasiveness even further.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142628678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Acupuncture on Pain Intensity, Nausea, and Vomiting for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Meta-analysis Study.","authors":"Xi Tang, Shijie Qu","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001349","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001349","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Acupuncture may have some potential in pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and this meta-analysis aims to explore the impact of acupuncture on pain intensity, nausea and vomiting for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, EMbase, Web of science, EBSCO, Cochrane library databases, CNKI, VIP, and Wangfang were systematically searched, and we included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effect of acupuncture on pain control for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five RCTs and 366 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Overall, compared with control intervention for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, acupuncture was associated with significantly reduced pain scores at 6 hours [mean difference (MD)=-0.86; 95% CI=-1.37 to -0.34; P =0.001, 2 RCTs) and pain scores at 8 to 10 hours (MD=-0.71; 95% CI=-1.13 to -0.28; P =0.001, 2 RCTs), decreased incidence of nausea (odds ratio=0.10; 95% CI=0.03-0.34; P =0.0003, 3 RCTs), and vomiting (odds ratio=0.11; 95% CI=0.01-0.85; P =0.03, 3 RCTs), but demonstrated no obvious impact on pain scores at 12 to 24 hours (MD=-0.38; 95% CI=-1.02 to 0.27; P =0.25, 2 RCTs).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Acupuncture may be effective to reduce pain intensity, nausea, and vomiting for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142772528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Álvaro A B Ferraz, Cassio F M Vianna, Deborah F Henriques, Gustavo C F Gorgulho, Fernando Santa-Cruz, Luciana T Siqueira, Flávio Kreimer
{"title":"The Impact of Cholecystectomy on the Metabolic Profile of Patients Previously Submitted to Bariatric Surgery.","authors":"Álvaro A B Ferraz, Cassio F M Vianna, Deborah F Henriques, Gustavo C F Gorgulho, Fernando Santa-Cruz, Luciana T Siqueira, Flávio Kreimer","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001348","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001348","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the influence of late cholecystectomy following bariatric surgery on the postoperative evolution of weight loss and biochemical, metabolic, and micronutrient parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study that assessed 86 patients who underwent cholecystectomy after at least 18 months of bariatric surgery. The analyzed variables included demographic data, comorbidities, weight loss, and biochemical, metabolic, and micronutrient parameters.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the analyzed patients, 20 underwent gastric bypass (GB) and 66 underwent sleeve gastrectomy (SG). The GB group comprised 55% of women, with a mean age of 54.4 years and a mean preoperative body mass index (BMI) of 29.2 kg/m 2 . The mean time elapsed between GB and cholecystectomy was 118.3±43.9 months. The sample of SG comprised 83.3% of women, with a mean age of 41.1 years and a mean preoperative BMI of 28.7 kg/m 2 . The mean time elapsed between SG and cholecystectomy was 26.1±17.5 months. Both SG and GB groups showed a reduction in the mean BMI, but it was not statistically significant after cholecystectomy. In the metabolic, biochemical, and micronutrient evaluation, there was no statistically significant difference, except in the GB group, where an increase in vitamin D was observed after cholecystectomy with statistical significance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cholecystectomy does not negatively impact the clinical and anthropometric evolution of patients previously submitted to bariatric surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142772531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roberto Cirocchi, Luca Properzi, Matteo Matteucci, Marco Artico, Nereo Vettoretto, Jacopo Desiderio, Antonio Di Cintio, Domenico Di Nardo, Federico Farinacci, Alessandro Gemini, Lorenzo Guerci, Stefano Mazzetti, Francesco Ricci, Stefano Trastulli, Stefano Avenia, Carlo Boselli, Bruno Cirillo, Gioia Brachini, Piergiorgio Fedeli, Giulia Montori, Pietro Ursi, Ruggero Iandoli, Carlo Bergamini, Alessio Giordano, Alberto Santoro, Andrea Mingoli, Pavlos Antipas, Giovanni Domenico Tebala
{"title":"Rouvière's Sulcus as a Landmark for a Safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: An Interim Analysis of a Multicenter Cross-sectional Study on the Prevalence and Morphologic Type of Rouvière's Sulcus in the Italian Population.","authors":"Roberto Cirocchi, Luca Properzi, Matteo Matteucci, Marco Artico, Nereo Vettoretto, Jacopo Desiderio, Antonio Di Cintio, Domenico Di Nardo, Federico Farinacci, Alessandro Gemini, Lorenzo Guerci, Stefano Mazzetti, Francesco Ricci, Stefano Trastulli, Stefano Avenia, Carlo Boselli, Bruno Cirillo, Gioia Brachini, Piergiorgio Fedeli, Giulia Montori, Pietro Ursi, Ruggero Iandoli, Carlo Bergamini, Alessio Giordano, Alberto Santoro, Andrea Mingoli, Pavlos Antipas, Giovanni Domenico Tebala","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001351","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001351","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard in the treatment of symptomatic gallstones. The large number of gallbladders removed every year is not fully consistent with the excessively high incidence of iatrogenic bile duct injury (IBDI). Several strategies have been suggested to reduce this risk. Among them, the use of extra biliary anatomic structures, such as the Rouvière's sulcus, as a landmark to guide the surgeon during dissection has been proposed as a means to prevent IBDI. The main aim of the present paper is the evaluation of the prevalence of Rouvière's sulcus (RS) and its anatomic variants in a given population.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This observational, cross-sectional, and multicenter study has been conducted at the Department of Digestive and Emergency Surgery of the \"Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria,\" Terni (Italy), at the Department of Surgical Sciences of the \"Azienda Ospedaliera Perugia,\" Perugia (Italy) and at the Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery of the \"Policlinico Umberto I,\" Rome (Italy). Intraoperative images of 111 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were analyzed to identify the presence and type of RS, according to the Singh-Prasad classification and the Dahmane classification.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>RS was present in 93 (83.8%) patients. Singh-Prasad type 1A is present in 48.4% of patients, type 1B in 25.8%, type 2 in 12.9% and type 3 in 12.9%. Dahmane's open type is present in 48.4% of patients and fused type in 51.6%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Due to its high prevalence, RS can be used as an anatomic landmark and probably reduces the incidence of IBDI during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142795217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Servet Karagul, Serdar Senol, Oktay Karakose, Huseyin Eken, Cuneyt Kayaalp
{"title":"Rectal Eversion as an Anus-sparing Technique in Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection With Double Stapling Anastomosis: Long-term Functional Results.","authors":"Servet Karagul, Serdar Senol, Oktay Karakose, Huseyin Eken, Cuneyt Kayaalp","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001338","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rectal eversion (RE) is a natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) method that allows anus-sparing resection in very low rectal tumors. This study aims to share the long-term results of RE in laparoscopic rectal resection performed with double stapling anastomosis.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A single-center retrospective cohort study was conducted for patients who underwent laparoscopic low anterior resection with RE. Age, sex, body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, type of surgery, distance of the tumor to the dentate line, specimen extraction site, cancer stage, preoperative chemoradiotherapy, postoperative complications, and postoperative clinical follow-up findings were recorded. Incontinence was assessed using the Wexner score (WS). Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is determined by the LARS score. A 7-point Likert scale was used to evaluate the satisfaction of the patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 17 patients underwent resection by RE for rectal tumors. Of the 11 patients included in the study, 4 were female and 7 were male. The mean age was 66.09±15.04 years. The mean follow-up was 64.18±16.83 months. The mean tumor diameter was 3.1 cm (range: 0.9 to 7.2 cm). The mean distance of the tumor from the dentate line was 2.7 cm (range: 1.2 to 5.6 cm). No anastomotic leak was observed in any patient. One patient had an anastomotic stenosis and was treated with balloon dilatation. The median LARS score was 16 (range 0 to 32) and 64% of the patients had no LARS. Two patients had minor LARS and 2 patients had major LARS. The median Wexner score was 3.5 (range 0 to 14). The median Likert scale was 7 (range 5 to 7). It was found that 55% of the patients were extremely satisfied, 18% were satisfied, and 27% were slightly satisfied with their surgery. There were no dissatisfied patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>RE is a safe NOSE technique in laparoscopic double stapling anastomosis for rectal resection. There is a high level of long-term patient satisfaction with anus-sparing procedures via RE, even in the presence of various symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142628676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Spota, Ali Shahabi, Emma Mizdrak, Marina Englesakis, Fabiha Mahbub, Eran Shlomovitz, Eisar Al-Sukhni
{"title":"Postinsertion Management of Cholecystostomy Tubes for Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Andrea Spota, Ali Shahabi, Emma Mizdrak, Marina Englesakis, Fabiha Mahbub, Eran Shlomovitz, Eisar Al-Sukhni","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001336","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001336","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Percutaneous gallbladder drainage (PGD) is indicated to treat high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis. Trends suggest increasing use of PGD over time as the population ages and lives longer with multiple comorbidities. There is no consensus on the management of cholecystostomies tube once inserted. This review aims to synthesize and describe the most common protocols in terms of the need and timing of follow-up imaging, management of a destination tube, timing of tube removal, and optimal interval time from tube positioning to delayed cholecystectomy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study protocol has been registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews-PROSPERO. Studies on adult patients diagnosed with acute cholecystitis who underwent a PGD from 2000 to November 2023 were included. The databases searched were MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane. The quality assessment tools provided by the NHLBI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) were applied and descriptive statistics were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 22,349 patients from 94 studies with overall fair quality (6 prospective and 88 retrospective). In 92.7% of papers, the authors checked by imaging all patients with a PGD (41 studies included). Depending on protocol time, 30% of studies performed imaging within the first 2 weeks and 35% before tube removal (40 studies included). In the case of a destination tube, 56% of studies reported removing the tube (25 studies included). In the case of tube removal, the mean time after insertion was more than 4 weeks in 24 of the 33 included studies (73%). Interval cholecystectomies are more frequently performed after 5 weeks from PGD (32/38 included studies, 84%). Limitations included high clinical heterogeneity and prevalent retrospective studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A standard management for percutaneous cholecystostomy after insertion is difficult to define based on existing evidence, and currently we can only rely on the most common existing protocols.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143080989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical Efficacy of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Combined With Traditional Chinese Medicine Comprehensive Nursing in the Treatment of Biliary Tract Complications After Liver Transplantation.","authors":"Yingjia Li","doi":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001337","DOIUrl":"10.1097/SLE.0000000000001337","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study explored the clinical efficacy of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) combined with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) comprehensive nursing in treating biliary tract complications (BTCs) after liver transplantation (LT).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 124 patients with BTCs after LT were screened and randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group. Both groups of patients underwent ERCP treatment and patients in the control group received conventional nursing, and those in the experimental group received TCM comprehensive nursing on top of the control group. The clinical efficacy after 1 month of intervention was recorded. Before intervention and 1 month after intervention, fasting venous blood was collected to detect the levels of hepatic function indicators alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). The negative emotions of the patients were evaluated by using the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and the quality-of-life scores were determined by using the Quality-of-Life Scale. Postintervention complications, such as pancreatitis, hyperamylasemia, and reflux cholangitis, were recorded.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total effective rate in the experimental group (90.32%) was higher than that in the control group (72.58%). ALT, AST, SAS, and SDS scores of the 2 groups after treatment were lower than before treatment, and the scores of quality of life were higher. Greater improvements were observed in the experimental group. The complication rate of the experimental group (3.23%) was lower than that of the control group (22.58%) (P<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ERCP combined with TCM comprehensive nursing for patients with BTCs after LT can effectively reduce anxiety and depression, improve the quality of life, and reduce the incidence of complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":22092,"journal":{"name":"Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143080985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}