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Volume 5 Issue 11 (November, 2017)

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Evaluation of Complications associated with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy- A Retrospective Study
Osheen Sharma

Background: The risks and complications of LC must be neither over-rated nor under-rated. Hence, we planned the present study to assess various complications associated with LC. Materials & methods: The present study was conducted in the general surgery wing of the medical hospital included assessment of complications in patients undergoing LC procedure. Ethical approval was taken from institutional ethical committee after explaining in detail the entire research protocol. Retrospective assessment of data records of a total of 100 patients was done. Intra-operative and post-operative complications were recorded. All the results were analysed by SPSS software. Results: Complications were more common in subjects with more than 65 years of age. Males were more commonly associated with these complications. Conclusion: Complication associated with LC is more frequently encountered in males.
Key words: Cholecystectomy, Complications, Laparoscopic.

Corresponding author: Osheen Sharma, MBBS Intern, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
                                                                                                                              
This article may be cited as: Sharma O. Evaluation of Complications associated with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(11):112-113.

 
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