Abstract
From January 1, 1982 to November 15, 1985 in 29 patients with liver cirrhosis a cholecystectomy was performed, 40% of them had portal hypertension. In-hospital mortality was 7%; main cause of death was acute and chronic liver failure. Postoperatively few liver function tests were reduced temoprarily, but there was a normalization within two weeks. Cholecystectomy should not be left to be done as an emergency operation because of its high mortality rate in contrast to elective operation (50 in comparison to 5-10%).
| Translated title of the contribution | Cholecystectomy in liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension: Restricted indications and increased operative risk? |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 444-447 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chirurg |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - 1986 |