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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Medknow Publications
ISSN: 0972-9941 EISSN: 0972-9941
Vol. 4, No. 1, 2008, pp. 9-14
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Bioline Code: ma08003
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2008, pp. 9-14
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy during pregnancy: A case series
Amoli, Hadi Ahmadi; Tavakoli, Hassan; Notash, Ali Yaghoubi; Far, Maryam Sajad & Khashayar, Patricia
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) during pregnancy. Patients who underwent LC were selected from several hospital databases, only six were performed during pregnancy. In this series, one of the two patients who had LC in the first trimester underwent elective termination of pregnancy while the other one gave birth to a term child normally. Half of the four who had the second trimester LC had normal deliveries at term whereas for the other two cesarean section was performed. None of our patients underwent LC in the third trimester. The findings of the present study suggest LC to be a safe procedure performed during the first and second trimester of pregnancy.
Keywords
Cholecystectomy, laparoscopy, pregnancy
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