[Minicholecystectomy].
Mini-cholecystomectomy was performed in 24 unselected patients with symptomatic gallbladder stones with pain control by intra- and postoperative epidural analgesia. Twenty three patients were discharged on the second postoperative day, while one patient who required re-laparotomy for haemostasis had recovered completely on the third day postoperatively. Median pain score (VAS) was 0 at rest, during coughing and mobilisation. Pulmonary function was not influenced significantly and postoperative fatigue normalized after 48 hours. These preliminary, uncontrolled observations suggest that mini-cholecystectomy is advantageous compared to conventional cholecystectomy, and may represent an alternative to laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Stage
J G
JG
Kirurgisk gastroenterologisk afdeling, Hvidovre Hospital, København.
Hjortsø
N C
NC
Dahl
J B
JB
Damgaard
B
B
Hansen
B
B
Kehlet
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement
Minikolecystektomi.