title: [Cholecystectomy followed by one inch minilaparotomy].
abstract: A new surgical treatment for cholelithiasis was developed. This procedure is performed by a 2-3 cm subcostal skin incision in the right hypochondrium. About 400 patients were treated by this technique. This procedure is not different in terms of blood loss or operation time compared to conventional methods, and no significant complications have occurred. Intraoperative examination is performed routinely because of easy insertion of a tube from the cystic duct into the bile duct. Minimization of the length of the incision facilitates postoperative recovery greatly, shortening the hospital length-of-stay within 3 days. These principles allowed even patients with choledocholithiasis to undergo a minilaparotomy and be discharged within 1 week.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine (School of Allied Medical Professions), Kanazawa University.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagakawa
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay