Iranian Journal of Surgery

Report of a Case of Difficult Cholecystectomy in a 34th Gestational age of Pregnancy

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

M Jaber Ansari 1
GH Hayatollah 2
N Jaber Ansari 3

1 General and Pediatric Surgery Specialist, Mehrad Hospital

2 General Surgery Specialist, Mehrad Hospital

3 General Physician, Research Assistant, Mehrad Hospital

Abstract
Treatment of acute abdomen including acute cholecystitis in pregnant women has been controversial. Although recent advances had resulted in increasing use of laparoscopic procedures in these patients, however, based on anatomical and physiological changes in pregnancy, many surgeons are concern with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in high gestational age. In current manuscript, we report a 25 years old pregnant female with acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis at 34 weeks of gestational age underwent medical treatment for pancreatitis followed by LC. The general status of the mother and infant are satisfying after 3 years follow up.

Keywords

Pregnancy
Cholecystitis
Cholecystectomy
Laparoscopy
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Iranian Journal of Surgery
Volume 25, Spring
Spring 2017
Pages 80-87

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