Intraoperative ultrasound enhancing safety of key steps in complex laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial
Di Zhou, Shengyu Huang, Xiaowan Bo, Mengqian Zhou, Guo Ji, Hao Xi, Lehang Guo, Jun Li · 2026
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Di Zhou and seven co-authors report a randomized trial of using ultrasound during keyhole gallbladder surgery, published in 2025. Gallbladder removal is common, but in China many patients arrive after long illness and repeated inflammation, which makes the operation harder and raises the risk of bile duct injury or missed stones. The trial asked whether scanning the surgical field with ultrasound during the operation could make its key steps safer.
One hundred fifty-two patients were assigned by chance to surgery with or without the ultrasound. The team checked three things. Could the scan spot bowel stuck to the gallbladder area? Could it find stones in the cystic duct? And could it guide peeling the gallbladder wall to avoid tearing it? Tears matter because a hidden gallbladder cancer, if present, could spill. The study tests a cheap add-on at the moments where this routine operation turns dangerous.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Di Zhou, Shengyu Huang, Xiaowan Bo, Mengqian Zhou, Guo Ji, Hao Xi, Lehang Guo, Jun Li |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |