Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in HIV and AIDS patients |
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Authors: | B. J. Carroll R. J. Rosenthal E. H. Phillips H. Bonet |
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Affiliation: | (1) Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, 8635 West Third Street, Suite 795W, 90048 Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | We retrospectively evaluated the results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with and without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).One thousand one hundred twenty-seven consecutive patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy by our surgical group. Eighteen of these patients were known to be infected with the HIV virus; 6 were asymptomatic and 12 had AIDS. We reviewed the medical records of all HIV-positive individuals with regard to morbidity, mortality, and postoperative outcome following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.In the six HIV-patients without AIDS, five (83%) had improvement of symptoms postoperatively. There was one minor complication (17%). In contrast, only one of the 12 patients with AIDS had postoperative improvement of symptoms and eight (66%) had complications after surgery. There were four deaths (33%) within 30 days of surgery in this group.Only a small percentage of AIDS patients benefit from laparoscopic cholecystectomy. There is a significantly morbidity and mortality following this procedure in this group. Strategies to improve outcome are presented. |
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Keywords: | Cholecystitis Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Laparoscopy Cholecystectomy |
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