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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 29.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Endosc. 2011 Sep 23;26(2):508–513. doi: 10.1007/s00464-011-1909-5

Table 3.

Reasons for conversion

No. of cases (n = 66) %
Elective
    Inflammatory process 37 56
    Noninflammatory adhesions 20 30
    Unusual anatomy/intraop findings 3 5
Emergent (bleeding, concern for CBD injury) 6 9

intraop intraoperative, CBD common bile duct