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. 2016 Nov 9;4(4):641–646. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2016.128

Table 3.

Causes of conversions

Male Female Σ

Conversions- causes 19 (7.98%) 10 (1.99%) 29 (3.91%)
Difficult access to Calot’s triangle. Identification of anatomical structures 7 5 12 (41.37%)
Bleeding from the tissues adjacent to gallbladder 2 0 2 (6.89%)
Spilled gallstones 2 1 3 (10.34%)
Gallbladder empyema 3 2 5 (17.24%)
Mirizzi II 2 1 3 (10.34%)
Bleeding from the vascular supply 2 0 2 (6.89%)
Transection of the common bile duct 1 0 1 (3.45%)
Impacted calculus 0 1 1 (3.45%)