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SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 313-316Publisher
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-9042-5
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cytokines; cholecystectomy; laparoscopy; trauma; acute-phase response; inflammatory reaction
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Background: Cytokines are the main mediators of inflammation and the response to trauma. The purpose of this study was to compare variations in cytokine levels following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and mini-laparotomy cholecystectomy (OC), since these two types of operations were considered to be a unique model for examining the role of local tissue injury in postoperative inflammatory reactions. Methods: A total of 40 patients were studied. Eighteen of them underwent LC; the remaining 22 were operated on using the open technique. Systemic concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured before and after the operation. In addition, we compared pre- and postoperative white blood cell (WBC) counts, postoperative body temperature, and length of postoperative hospitalization. Results: There was no difference between the two groups in IL-1 and TNF response. The rise in plasma IL-6 levels (18.86+/-9.61 vs 5.00+/-0.0 pg/ml, p<0.0001) and CRP (8.40±5.81 vs 1.43±1.30 mg/dl, p<0.001) were more marked after open cholecystectomy than after the laparoscopic procedure. There was no correlation between serum CRP concentrations and the other postoperative parameters. Conclusion: The magnitude of the acute-phase response was less pronounced following laparoscopic cholecystectomy, consistent with a reduction in tissue trauma.
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