Cholecystectomy in Sweden 2000 – 2003: a nationwide study on procedures, patient characteristics, and mortality

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 5 Concomitant interventions during index (cholecystectomy) stay, n = 43072.

	Open cholecystectomy n = 11928		Laparoscopic cholecystectomy n = 31144		p-value
Procedure	n	%	n	%
Intra-operative cholangiography	8534	71.5	22486	72.2	0.176
Intra-operative cholangioscopy	1077	9.0	505	1.6	< 0.001
Common bile duct exploration	2035	17.1	262	0.8	< 0.001
Sphincterotomy	345	2.9	695	2.2	< 0.001
Laparoscopic stone extraction via cystic duct	114	1.0	581	1.9	< 0.001
Bilio-enteric anastomosis without resection	126	1.1	7	0.0	< 0.001
Excision of bile duct	23	0.2	0	0.0	< 0.001
Other operations on bile duct	20	0.2	12	0.0	< 0.001
Re-intervention on bile duct	15	0.1	4	0.0	< 0.001
Vessel suture	11	0.1	0	0.0	< 0.001
Bowel suture	34	0.3	6	0.0	< 0.001
Other open procedures	273	2.3	130	0.4	< 0.001
Other laparoscopic procedures	105	0.9	79	0.3	< 0.001
Other endoscopic procedures	322	2.7	579	1.9	< 0.001
Percutaneous procedures	25	0.2	14	0.0	< 0.001

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