Table 1 Baseline patient data
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male, n (%) | 85 (47.8) |
Female, n (%) | 93 (52.2) |
Age (years), median (range; mean) | 67 (23–92; 63.8) |
Indications for cholecystectomy | |
Acute cholecystitis, n (%) | 50 (28.1) |
Chronic cholecystitis, n (%) | 28 (15.7) |
Symptomatic cholelithiasis, n (%) | 100 (56.2) |
Type of surgery | |
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, n (%) | 171 (96.1) |
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with conversion, n (%) | 7 (3.9) |
Site of bile leak, n (%) | |
Cystic duct stump | 109 (61.2) |
CBD/CHD | 27 (15.2) |
Luschka | 42 (23.6) |
Type of leak, n (%) | |
High-grade leak | 19 (10.7) |
Low-grade leak | 159 (89.3) |
Associated biliary stricture, n (%) | |
Yes | 27 (15.2) |
No | 151 (84.8) |
Time to first ERCP (first biliary stenting) after cholecystectomy (days), median (range; mean) | 7 (1–28; 7.5) |