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The study aims to validate a scoring system that assesses the difficulty of performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

January 20, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Validation of Scoring System in Assessment of Difficulty in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

I(International Journal of Medical Science and Advanced Clinical Research (IJMACR)

Key Points

The study aims to validate a scoring system that assesses the difficulty of performing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Included 123 patients aged 18 to 81 years
Calculated preoperative scores to assess difficulty
Analyzed prediction accuracy using area under the curve (AUC) statistics
Identified a preoperative score >5 as a reliable predictor of difficult cholecystectomies
Achieved an AUC of 0.935 for prediction accuracy
Demonstrated over 90% accuracy in predicting surgical difficulty

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Gallstone disease remains one of the most ubiquitous digestive disorders worldwide, affecting up to 20 % of adults in high-income countries and showing a worrying up-trend in rapidly industrialising regions1. Result: A total of 123 patients were included in this study. The mean age of the participants was 53.67 years, with a standard deviation (SD) of 13.35 years, and the age ranged from 18 to 81 years. The majority of participants were female (77.2%), while male participants accounted for 22.8%. Discussion: Our study’s findings are consistent with multiple recent investigations. Trehan et al. observed that a preoperative score >5 could reliably predict difficult cholecystectomies, with an AUC of 0.935 and prediction accuracy over 90%.

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