AUTHOR=Liu Linxun , Zhao Zhanxue , Yang Jinyu 

TITLE="Semicut” skill on the cystic duct in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1004290

DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2022.1004290

ISSN=2296-875X

ABSTRACT=Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to decrease the incidence of residual stones in the cystic duct and to consequently decrease the incidences of intractable pain and the formation of a small gallbladder after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).
Methods: We changed the order of the clamps when we performed LC, then used the “semicut" skill of the cystic duct, and removed the stones residing in the cystic duct.
Results: 45 patients underwent the operation, and all of the operations were successfully completed. This technique did not increase the operation time or difficulty.
Conclusions: The "semicut" skill of the cystic duct is a safe and feasible surgical method that may change the occurrence of intractable pain after LC.