Subtotal Cholecystectomy for Difficult Gall Bladder Due to Chronic Cholecystitis

The indications for elective cholecystectomy were symptomatic cholelithiasis, a GB polyp more than ten millimeters, a history of cholecystitis, biliary pancreatitis, or choledocholithiasis. Patients with cholecystitis and severe or moderately severe pancreatitis were operated on after six weeks of the event. Other patients received surgery at the earliest available date. All patients with choledocholithiasis underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and stone clearance before cholecystectomy. Patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy were evaluated by surgical and anesthesia teams in outpatient clinics and co-morbid conditions were optimized. Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis was given to all the patients before induction of anesthesia.