Open AccessA comparative study of two-port versus three-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Author(s) -
Ranendra Hajong,
Peter Ds Khariong
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.181309
Subject(s) - cosmesis , medicine , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , surgery , port (circuit theory) , cholecystectomy , patient satisfaction , pain score , statistical analysis , general surgery , statistics , electrical engineering , mathematics , engineering
Conventionally, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is performed by using three or four ports of various sizes. As cosmesis is an important aspect of LC, the trend is now towards use of fewer ports, thereby resulting in better cosmesis for patients. The aim of this study was to compare three-port against two-port LC techniques and to see whether there is any advantage in using one technique over the other.