1. Which patients are suitable for “laparoscopic minimally invasive biliary surgery”?
Patients with simple gallbladder stones, if the gallbladder has good contractile function and can fully understand the “biliary preservation” surgery, and the patient has self-requirement, the gallbladder can be considered to be preserved, and ultrasound gallbladder contraction test (eating 2 fried eggs) should be done before surgery. Fang Tianling, Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Simple cholesterol polyps and small adenomatous polyps can be removed.
2. Which patients are not suitable for “minimally invasive laparoscopic biliary surgery”?
Filled gallbladder stones.
Chronic cholecystitis.
Significant thickening of the gallbladder wall.
Patients with poor gallbladder contraction test.
Those with possible gallbladder carcinoma.
Those with combined common bile duct stones and acute pancreatitis (of biliary origin) are not recommended for consideration.