The efficacy of fibrin glue to control hemorrhage from the gallbladder bed during laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Seyfi Emir1, İlhan Bali1, Selim Sözen1, Fatih Mehmet Yazar2, Burhan Hakan Kanat2, Sibel Özkan Gürdal1, Zeynep Özkan2
1Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey
2Department of General Surgery, Elazığ Teaching and Training Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study is to report our experience with fibrin glue application in the management of bleeding from the gallbladder bed during laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which could not be controlled by conventional methods.
Material and Methods: Three hundred eighty-two patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Fourteen patients with bleeding from the gallbladder bed, which could not be controlled by conventional methods, were analyzed retrospectively.
Results: Fibrin glue was used in 10 patients, 6 (71%) were female and 4 were (29%) male. The mean age was 55.7 years. Fourteen patients were operated for the presence of symptomatic gallstones. Thirteen patients (%92) had a concomitant pathology. The mean time spent to maintain hemostasis was 23.9 minutes (15-35). Blood products were used in two patients with hemoglobin under 8 mg/dL. Hemostasis could not be achieved in a patient despite fibrin glue application, and the operation was converted to open surgery.
Conclusion: The application of fibrin glue for bleeding from the gallbladder bed during laparoscopic cholecystectomy can reduce conversion rates, further studies including more patients are required.
Keywords: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, bleeding from gallbladder bed, fibrin glue
This is a retrospective study. Ethics committee approval was not obtained.
Externally peer-reviewed.
Concept - S.E., F.M.Y.; Design - İ.B., F.M.Y.; Supervision - S.E., İ.B., S.Ö.G.; Funding - F.M.Y., S.Ö.G.; Materials - F.M.Y., B.H.K., Z.Ö.; Data Collection and/or Processing - S.E., S.S., B.H.K.; Analysis and/or Interpretation - S.S., S.Ö.G., Z.Ö.; Literature Review - İ.B., B.H.K.; Writer - S.E., S.S., S.Ö.G.; Critical Review - S.E., Z.Ö., İ.B.
No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.