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Conversion to Open Surgery

Known as: Conversion to an Open Procedure, Conversion to an Open Surgical Procedure 
Changing an operative procedure from an endoscopic surgical procedure to an open approach during the INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD.
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
BACKGROUND The rate of conversion to open surgery is high in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) after Endoscopic Retrograde… 
2016
2016
Robotic colorectal surgery has been shown to have lower rates of unplanned conversion to open surgery when compared to… 
Review
2015
Review
2015
PurposeSeveral studies compared the outcomes of laparoscopically completed colorectal resections (LCR) to those requiring… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
PURPOSE We examined conversions in laparoscopic renal surgery, evaluating the causes and outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS A… 
2005
2005
Abstract  Background: We compared the results of hand‐assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN) and conventional open… 
2002
2002
Abstract. Laparoscopic repair of abdominal wall hernias is still a controversial and nongeneralized therapeutic option. The aim…