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. 2022 Feb 15;277(1):9–17. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005410

Table 2.

Conversions

Surgery Number Conversion Technique Previous Abdominal Surgery? Reason for Conversion
37 Laparoscopic No Failure of fenestrated graspers
43 Laparoscopic No Spilled stones could not be retrieved robotically
47 Laparoscopic Yes Obscure anatomy and densely frozen Calot’s Triangle
60 Laparoscopic No Failure of graspers to hold thickened gallbladder wall
62 Laparoscopic Yes Failure of graspers to hold gallbladder wall
75 Laparoscopic Yes Robotic arm unstable
110 Open No Failure of graspers to hold thickened gallbladder wall
112 Laparoscopic No Failure of graspers to hold thickened gallbladder wall
114 Open No Dense pericholecystic adhesions