Research Article
SILC for SILC: Single Institution Learning Curve for Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Table 2
Profile of cases that required conversion in the first 19 cases.
| Patient | Surgeon A/B | Reason | Types of conversion | Previous or on-going acute cholecystitis | Previous abdominal surgery | BMI (kg/m2) | Operating time (minutes) |
| 1 | A | Bile leak from cystic duct | 1 × additional 5 mm port | No | Yes | 22.6 | 100 | 2 | A | Dense adhesion at Calot's triangle | 1 × additional 5 mm port | No | No | 28.3 | 100 | 3 | A | Acute cholecystitis with dense adhesion at Calot's triangle and gallbladder bed bleeding | 2 × additional 5 mm ports | Yes | No | 27.0 | 89 | 4 | A | Gallbladder densely adherent to liver | 2 × additional 5 mm ports | No | No | 25.0 | 134 | 5 | B | Dense adhesion at Calot's triangle | 3 × additional 5 mm ports | No | No | 29.8 | 127 | 6 | B | Dense adhesion at Calot's triangle | 2 × additional 5 mm ports | No | No | 21.8 | 145 |
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