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Area of Science:

  • Surgical innovation
  • Medical imaging analysis
  • Gastrointestinal surgery

Background:

  • Severe gallbladder inflammation is linked to prolonged operative times and increased surgical risks.
  • Accurate preoperative assessment of gallbladder inflammation is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel grading system for intraoperative gallbladder inflammation assessment.
  • To improve stratification of gallbladder complexity using visual cues from surgical images.

Main Methods:

  • A five-tiered grading system was devised by analyzing intraoperative images of gallbladders from numerous laparoscopic cholecystectomies.
  • Fifty representative intraoperative gallbladder images were rated by 11 surgeons.
  • Inter-rater reliability was quantified using the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC).

Main Results:

  • The developed grading system demonstrated high inter-rater reliability, with an ICC of 0.804 (p=0.0001).
  • Significant agreement (>82%) was achieved for 19 gallbladder images.
  • A notable correlation was observed between higher grades (3-5) and severe gallbladder inflammation.

Conclusions:

  • A simple and reliable intraoperative grading system for gallbladder inflammation and complexity has been proposed.
  • This system aids in stratifying surgical difficulty and potential complications.
  • The grading system utilizes anatomical features and inflammatory signs visible during surgery.