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. 2023 Apr 21;10:1142579. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1142579

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Lunevicius’ classification subtotal cholecystectomy. (1) A circular excision of a considerable portion of the gallbladder; (2) A longitudinal removal of a considerable portion of the visceral wall of the gallbladder; (3) Fundectomy (in case of a solid inflammatory mass around the body and neck of the gallbladder in a high-risk patient); (4) Wedge resection of the gallbladder (possible variant, if the gallbladder is true intrahepatic). Type 1 can then be divided into 3 more subtypes: (1A) Fundus-down first, circular transection of the proximal portion of the gallbladder second; (1B) Transection of proximal portion of the gallbladder first, body-fundus-up second; (1C) Visceral wall first, hepatic wall second. And then type 2 can be divided into 2 more subtypes: (2A) Excision of the visceral wall, just; (2B) Transection of the cystic duct, excision of the visceral wall (and a part of the hepatic wall) of the gallbladder.