Open AccessTwo-port mini laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared to standard four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Author(s) -
S K Sreenivas,
Ravindra Singh Mohil,
Gurjot Singh,
Jainendra K. Arora,
Vipul Kandwal,
Jitendra Chouhan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.141517
Subject(s) - medicine , cosmesis , port (circuit theory) , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , surgery , cholecystectomy , randomized controlled trial , pain score , anesthesia , engineering , electrical engineering
Two-port mini laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has been proposed as a safe and feasible technique. However, there are limited studies to evaluate the effectiveness of the procedure. This study is a prospective randomised trial to compare the standard four-port LC with two-port mini LC.