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This study analyses different types\/systems of previous surgery and locations of scars and how they affect access difficulties. As modified access techniques to minimise risk of complications are under-reported the study details and evaluates them.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Prospectively collected data from consecutive LC and common bile duct explorations (LCBDE) performed by a single surgeon over 30\u00a0years was analysed. Previous abdominal surgery was documented and peri-operative outcomes were compared with patients who had no previous surgery using Chi-squared analysis.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Of 5916 LC and LCBDE, 1846 patients (31.2%) had previous abdominal surgery. The median age was 60\u00a0years. Those with previous surgery required more frequent duodenal (RR 1.07; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.023), hepatic flexure (RR 1.11; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.043) and distal adhesiolysis (RR 3.57; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and had more access related bowel injuries (0.4% vs. 0.0%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Previous upper gastrointestinal and biliary surgery had the highest rates of adhesiolysis (76.3%), difficult cystic pedicles (58.8%), fundus-first approach (7.2%), difficulty grades (64.9% Grades 3\u20135) and utilisation of abdominal drains (71.1%). Previous open surgery resulted in longer operative time compared to previous laparoscopic procedures (65vs.55\u00a0min; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), increased difficulty of pedicle dissection (42.4% vs. 36.0%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and required more duodenal, hepatic flexure and distant adhesiolysis (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and fundus-first dissection (4% vs 2%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Epigastric and supraumbilical access and access through umbilical and other hernias were used in 163 patients (8.8%) with no bowel complications.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The risks of access and adhesiolysis in patients with previous abdominal scars undergoing biliary surgery are dependent on the nature of previous surgery. Previous open, upper gastrointestinal and biliary surgery carried the most significant risks. Modified access techniques can be adopted to safely mitigate these risks.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Graphical abstract<\/jats:title>\n                \n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00464-024-10949-x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,2]],"date-time":"2024-07-02T04:58:27Z","timestamp":1719896307000},"page":"4559-4570","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["The effects of previous abdominal surgery and the utilisation of modified access techniques on the operative difficulty and outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and bile duct exploration"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"James","family":"Lucocq","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7878-7024","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmad H. 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