About this trial
There is controversy about timing of cholecystectomy after the common bile duct is cleared of stones. our study aims to compare the results of early vs late cholecystectomy.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Early cholecystectomy
Procedure/SurgeryEarly cholecystectomy is performed within 72 hours of ERCP.
Late cholecystectomy
Procedure/SurgeryLate cholecystectomy is performed after 72 hours of ERCP
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Difficulty level of cholecystectomy
the presence of diffuse pericholecystic scar adhesions, Calot's triangle with intense fibrosis, atrophic gallbladder, presence of a cholecysto-enteric or cholecyto-choledochal fistula, presence of necrotic changes, liver abscess or the presence of impacted stones and the help of a senior colleague will be considered a difficult cholecystectomy
Secondary outcomes
Bile duct injury
Bile duct injury that ocuurs intraoperatively or detected in postoperative period
Hospital stay
Hospital stay determined from day of surgery till discharge
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