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- Title
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Children: The Experience of Two Centers Focusing on Indications and Timing in the Era of "New Technologies".
- Authors
Destro, Francesca; Pierucci, Ugo Maria; Durante, Eleonora; Caruso, Anna Maria; Girgenti, Vincenza; Canonica, Carlotta Paola Maria; Degrassi, Irene; Campari, Alessandro; Pellegrinelli, Alessandro; Barisella, Marta; Nebuloni, Manuela; Brunero, Marco; Biganzoli, Elia Mario; Calcaterra, Valeria; Pelizzo, Gloria
- Abstract
Background: In children, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is now considered the gold standard for gallbladder (GB) removal. In the past, hemolytic disorders associated with cholelithiasis represented the most frequent conditions requiring LC; this is being overtaken by cholelithiasis and biliary conditions in overweight or ex-premature children. Aims: This study aims to describe current indications and timing for LC in pediatric patients. Methods: Retrospective study. Data on previous medical therapy, ultrasound, pre- and intraoperative aspects, and histology were collected for patients treated in 2020–2023. Results: In total, 45 patients were enrolled: 15 who underwent urgent surgery and 30 electives. Groups differed in terms of obesity rate, symptoms, ultrasound features, and intraoperative status. The most relevant risk factors for surgical complexity were age and pubertal stage, elevated cholestasis indexes, and gallbladder wall thickness > 3 mm at ultrasound. GB wall thickening ≥3 mm, US Murphy sign, fluid collections, and gallbladder distention on ultrasound correlated with high surgical scores. Conclusions: Indications for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children seem to evolve caused by changing characteristics of the pediatric population. Patients with overweight/obesity may develop more complex GB diseases. Asymptomatic patients should be considered for surgery after observation, considering age and/or pubertal maturation when other risk factors are absent.
- Subjects
ITALY; GALLSTONES; ELECTIVE surgery; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; VIRTUAL reality; STRUCTURAL models; CHILDHOOD obesity; AGE distribution; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PUBERTY; FISHER exact test; MANN Whitney U Test; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; GALLBLADDER diseases; T-test (Statistics); GALLBLADDER; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Children, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 11, p1771
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children10111771