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SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 253-257Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0015-y
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adhesion formation; cell-mediated immunity; histology; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; open cholecystectomy
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Background: This randomized study aimed to compare the reaction of the immune system to the process of postoperative adhesion formation after open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods: In this study, 20 mongrel dogs, were used: 10 each in the laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy groups. Blood and peritoneal lavage samples were taken up to postoperative day 14, followed by second-look laparoscopy and reoperation to detect the rate of adhesion formation. Also, specimens were obtained from the liver bed for histology. Results: In the open cholecystectomy group, the white blood cell count was higher in blood samples and lower in lavage specimens. Adhesion formation was extensive, and the histologic immune reaction was more intensive in the open cholecystectomy group. Conclusion: This randomized study proved that laparoscopic cholecystectomy was associated with less immune suppression, less inflammatory reaction, and therefore less adhesion formation than open cholecystectomy.
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