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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy : Retrieval of the Gallbladder Specimen and Spilled Gallstones, Inside a Sterile Male Condom as an Endobag, Reduces the Septic Complications

    Jawad Kadhim S. AL-Dhahiry

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2016, Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 209-215

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ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND:
During the course of laparoscopic cholecystectomy .the gallbladder specimen and the spilled stones are retieved by the formal endobag , which is not available in Iraq , or directly through the umbilical or the epigastric port .Direct retrieval of the gallbladder specimen and the spilled stones may cause contamination of the port site .
OBJECTIVE :
To evaluate the safety,cost effectiveness and incidence rates of intraperitoneal and port site infections when using a sterile male condom as an endobag for retrieval of gallbladder specimen and spilled gallstones .
METHODS :
This is a prospective study performed in AL-Karama Teaching Hospital, Medical College / Wasit University, Iraq .A total of 306 patients, with symptomatic cholelithiasis underwent Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC), were included in this study performed during the period from April 2011 to June 2014. A sterile male condom was inserted through 10 mm epigastric port. The gallbladder specimen / spilled gallstones of every patient were retrieved inside a sterile male condom. Patients less than 15 years old and those with liver cirrhosis, gallbladder carcinoma and obstructive jaundice, were excluded. The follow-up period ranged from 2 to 42 months.
RESULTS:
Dissected gallbladders / spilled gallstones of the 306 patients; 279 (91.2%) were females and 27(8.8%) were males with a mean age of 39±12.5 SD (range 16-75) years, were safely retrieved through 10 mm epigastric port inside male condoms.
Incidental perforation of gallbladders ,during their dissection from the hepatic bed, was observed11(3.6 %) patients. Perforation of the condom during retrieval of the gallbladder specimens/spilled stones occurred in 12(3.8%) patients.
This study had no intraperitoneal nor port site infections. No mortality occurred during the follow-up period.
CONCLUSION:
Use of a sterile male condom as endobag for retrieval of gallbladder specimen and spilled stones is simple, inexpensive and safe technique. It also reduces the intraperitoneal and port site septic complications .
KEY WORDS: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy,Condom endobag, Gallbladder specimen retrieval.
Keywords:
    Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Condom endobag Gallbladder specimen retrieval
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(2016). Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy : Retrieval of the Gallbladder Specimen and Spilled Gallstones, Inside a Sterile Male Condom as an Endobag, Reduces the Septic Complications. Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 15(2), 209-215.
Jawad Kadhim S. AL-Dhahiry. "Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy : Retrieval of the Gallbladder Specimen and Spilled Gallstones, Inside a Sterile Male Condom as an Endobag, Reduces the Septic Complications". Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 15, 2, 2016, 209-215.
(2016). 'Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy : Retrieval of the Gallbladder Specimen and Spilled Gallstones, Inside a Sterile Male Condom as an Endobag, Reduces the Septic Complications', Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 15(2), pp. 209-215.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy : Retrieval of the Gallbladder Specimen and Spilled Gallstones, Inside a Sterile Male Condom as an Endobag, Reduces the Septic Complications. Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2016; 15(2): 209-215.
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