An interventional study of Early cholecystectomy and Late cholecystectomy in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Choledocholithiasis and ERCP, sponsored by Khyber Teaching Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in Pakistan. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-19.
Sponsored by Khyber Teaching Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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.
109 studies on the registry are indexed under Choledocholithiasis; 24 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 136 is above the median of 100 across 76 interventional studies indexed under Choledocholithiasis.
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.All patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy who had concomitant choledocholithiasis for which ercp is done.
exclusion criteria:
.Non consenting indviduals
Early group consist of those patients whose cholecystectomy is performed within 72 hours of ERCP .
Procedure: Early cholecystectomy
Late group consist of those patients whose cholecystectomy is performed after 72 hours of ERCP.
Procedure: Late cholecystectomy
Early cholecystectomy is performed within 72 hours of ERCP.
Late cholecystectomy is performed after 72 hours of ERCP
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
Time frame: From start of surgery till end, On day 1 of surgery
Bile duct injury
Bile duct injury that ocuurs intraoperatively or detected in postoperative period
Time frame: From the day 1 of surgery till one month
Hospital stay
Hospital stay determined from day of surgery till discharge
Time frame: from day 1 of surgery till discharge, upto 1 month
Plan to share: No — Patients confidentiality maybe breached
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