Case Reports
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Successful done at 20 Weeks of Pregnancy for Acute Calculus Cholecystitis: A Case Report from Resource Limited Area
Author(s):
Alexander Mwelange*, Evance Sanga and Aziz Allyl
Laparoscopic surgery is best option for surgical conditions in pregnancy that
necessitate surgical intervention. During pregnancy acute abdominal pain
associated with acute appendicitis and Cholecystitis takes the lead in
causing admissions and hospital visits. The SAGES recommends no
limitations to trimesters for any laparoscopic intervention to be done.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed successfully to a 31 years
woman (G4P2+1 L2) at 20 weeks of pregnancy and discharged without
complications on the third day. She had a normal delivery of a female baby
at 38 weeks of gestation. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe and
reasonable treatment option during pregnancy... Read More»
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