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			<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">PIJR</journal-id>
			<journal-title>Paripex - Indian Journal Of Research</journal-title>
			<issn pub-type="ppub">2250 - 1991</issn>
			<publisher>
				<publisher-name>Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research</publisher-name>
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			<article-id pub-id-type="other">pijr-9-5-13862</article-id>
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					<subject>Original Research Paper</subject>
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				<article-title>A STUDY ON ULTRASOUND FINDINGS OF GALLBLADDER IN ASSESSING RISK OF CONVERSION FROM LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY TO OPEN CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN SMCH, SILCHAR</article-title>
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			<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author">
						<name>
							<surname>Siddhartha</surname>
							<given-names>Sankar Bhattacharjee</given-names>
							<prefix>Dr.</prefix>
						</name>
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						</contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub">
				<month>May</month>
				<year>2020</year>
			</pub-date>
			<volume>9</volume>
			<issue>5</issue>
			<fpage>01</fpage>
			<lpage>02</lpage>
			<abstract>
				<title>ABSTRACT</title>
				<p>Background: Laparoscopic  cholecystectomy  has  become  gold  standard  for  the  surgical  treatment  of  gallbladder disease. This  study  was  performed  to  identify  the Ultrasound findings of Gallbladder in influencing  the  conversion  of  laparoscopic cholecystectomy  to  open procedure. Methods: The study was carried out in Silchar Medical College & Hospital, Assam, a tertiary care center. In present study we included 150 patients of calculous cholecystitis on the basis of history, clinical examinations and USG findings and they underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy during the period from August 2018 to July 2019. Ultrasound findings of Gallbladder assessed within 24hrs prior to Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and operation time and conversion to open surgery was noted. Results: Distended/Contracted gallbladder, thickened gallbladder, pericholecystic fluid were found statistically significant in the risk of conversion to open surgery . Conclusion: Ultrasonographic  findings of  Gallbladder help predict difficult Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hence,the risk of conversion to open surgery.</p>
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