LI Xiao-xian,ZHU Jiang-fan,XIN Ying,et al.Comparison of transumbilical and conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy[J].Journal of Tongji University(Medical Science),2012,33(5):90-93. [点击复制]
Objective To evaluate the efficacy, safety and feasibility of transumbilical laparoscopic cholecystectomy in comparison of conventional modality. Methods Sixty patients underwent transumbilical laparoscopic cholecystectomy (TUES group, n =30) or conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC group, n =30) . Operation time, blood loss, length of hospital stay, surgical complications, total costs and cosmetic results were compared between two groups. Results All operations were successful without major surgical complications in both groups. There were no significant differences in blood loss, complications rates, length of hospital stay or the total costs. The patients undergoing transumbilical cholecystectomy showed better cosmetic results (P < 0. 05) and longer operative time (P <0. 05) . Conclusion Transumbilical laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe and feasible surgical modality, however, multicenter randomized clinical trials are necessary to further elucidate the safety and efficiency of this new technique.
