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Comparative Study of Single-incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Four-port Conventional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Table 3: Comparative analysis of single-incision laparoscopic made during this study were comparable to previous
cholecystectomy with laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of studies. 12,15,18 Though SILC seems an good alternative to
postoperative pain
LC in terms of cosmetic outcome, there are added benefits
Standard four when compared with LC in terms of postoperative com-
Pain analysis by port lap SILC
VAS scoring cholecystectomy (n = 30) p-value plications, mean hospital stay, and pain. LC has definitely
Mean VAS at 12 hrs 3.23 3.33 >0.05 less operative difficulty and mean operative time than
Mean VAS at 24 hrs 2.20 2.40 >0.05 SILC. Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy can
Mean VAS at 3rd Day 1.20 1.1 >0.05 be offered to selected group of patients.

CONCLUSION
The mean VAS score for analysis of pain in postop-
erative period was almost similar in both the groups Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a promis-
done at 12 hours, 24 hours and on 3rd postoperative day ing alternate method for uncomplicated cholelithiasis in
(p > 0.05) (Table 3). terms of cosmetic outcome, but it does not have any major
benefits when compared with conventional LC.
DISCUSSION
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