The Role of Hepatobiliary Scintiuaphy and Oral Cholecystography in Predicting the Performance of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

복강경담낭절제술에서 수술전 간담도신티그라피와 경구담낭조영술의 의의

Laparoscopic cholecystectorny can be performed safely in most patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis. Preoperative evaluation should assess the potential problems that affect the performance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy or oral cholecystography can assess the gallbladder function and nonvisualization of gallbladder usually indicates acute or severe chronic cholecystitis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of preoperative hepatobiliary scintigraphy or oral cholecystography in predicting the performance of laparoscopic cholecystectorny. The study group consists of 176 patients who underwent both hepatobiliary scintigraphy with Tc-99m DISIDA and oral cholecystography within one month before laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Nonvisualization of gallbladder was defined as persistent nonvisualization of gallbladder until 4 hours on hepatobiliary scintigraphy or 12 hours on oral cholecystography. Among 176 patients, gallbladder was not visualized in 38 patients on hepatobiliary scintigraphy and 41 patients on oral cholecystography. Concordance rate between hepatobiliary scintigraphy and oral cholecystography was 89.2%. The conversion rate to open cholocystectomy was significantly higher in patients with nonvisualization of gallbladder than in patients with gallbladder visualization(15.8% vs 2.9% on hepatobiliary scintigraphy, 12.2% vs 3.7% on oral cholecystography p<0.01 and p<0.05 respectively). The operative complication rate was also significantly higher in patients with nonvisualization of gallbladder (13.2% vs 2.9% on hepatobiliary scintigraphy, 14.6% vs 2.2% on oral cholecystography p<0.01 and p<0.001, respectively). Similarly, operation time was significantly prolonged in patients with nonvisualization of gallbladder ($88.8{\pm}41.9min$ vs $62.5{\pm}23.6min$ on hepatobiliary scintigraphy : p<0.001, $89.4{\pm}41.3$ min vs $61.8{\pm}22.8$ min on oral cholecystography : p<0.001). It is concluded that nonvisualization of gallbladder on hepatobiliary scintigraphy or oral cholecystography is a valuable preoperative clinical risk factor in predicting increased conversion rate to open cholecystectomy, increased operative complication and prolonged operation time.

복강경담낭절제술은 대부분의 담낭질환 환자의 치료에 널리 쓰이는 수술방법이다. 이 연구의 목적은 복강경담낭절제술의 적용여부를 결정하는 수술전 검사로 행해지고 있는 간담도신티그라피와 경구담낭조영술의 복강경담낭절제술의 난이도 예측에 대한 유용성을 알아보는 것이다. 176명의 환자에서 간담도신티그라피와 경구담낭조영술을 시행하고 한달 이내에 복강경담낭절제술을 시행하였다. 간담도신티그라피와 경구담낭조영술에서 담낭이 관찰되지 않은 소견을 심한 담낭질환을 나타내는 지표를 하여, 환자군을 간담도신티그라피와 경구담낭조영술에서 담낭이 보이는 소견에 따라 나누어서 복강경담낭절제술의 난이도를 나타내는 개복술로의 전환, 수술중 합병증 발생, 수술시간을 비교 분석하였다. 담낭이 보이는 소견에 있어 두 검사의 일치율은 89.2%로 높았다. 두 검사상 담낭이 보이지 않았던 군에서 개복술로의 전환율과 수술중 합병증 발생률이 유의하게 높았으며, 수술시간도 길었다. 결론적으로 간담도신티그라피와 경구담낭조영술 모두 복강경담낭절제술의 난이도를 예측하는데 유용하였으며, 두 검사 사이에 유의한 차이는 관찰되지 않았고 높은 일치율을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 이들 검사를 토대로 복강경담낭절제술의 난이도를 예측가능하게 함으로써 치료방법의 선택과 환자에 대한 상담에 도움을 줄 것으로 생각된다.