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Table 2 Operative outcomes

From: Preliminary experience with laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

Variable

Patients N = 129

Lap. Cholecystectomy

3012

IOC

295 (9.8%)

LCBDE

129 (4.3%)

 Trans-cystic

103 (78.8%)

 Trans-choledochotomy

26 (21.2%)

  T-tube

10

  Stent

9

  Primary closure

7

Operative time

126 (range, 102–140 min)

 LC

39 ± 13 (25–59 min)

 Trans-cystic

40 ± 16 (37–63 min)

 Trans-choledochotomy

59 ± 19 (47–109 min)

Mean No. of CBD stones

2.4 ± 1.6 (1–7)

Mean size of stones

4.2 ± 1.3 (3–15 mm)

Mean blood loss

10 ± 3.6 (5–50 ml)

Blood transfusion

0

  1. IOC intraoperative cholangiogram, CBD common bile duct, LCBDE laparoscopic CBD exploration, LC laparoscopic cholecystectomy