Gall bladder wall thickness at preoperative sonography and its impact on operative outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a one year prospective study at kaher’s dr. Prabhakar kore hospital and mrc.

Abstract

Background: Ultrasonography is quite useful in determining the appearance of the gallbladder. The purpose of this study was to examine the significance of ultrasonography in predicting difficult laparoscopic cholecystectomy and to correlate preoperative factors with laparoscopic cholecystectomy intraoperative findings. Methodology: From January 2020 to February 2021, this hospital-based prospective study was undertaken in the Department of General Surgery, KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Belagavi. A total of 50 individuals with right hypochondriac pain who were diagnosed with cholelithiasis and had their cholecystectomy laparoscopically were investigated.