title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy utilizing two ports.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is usually performed via four to five cannulas; a few surgeons employing only three. A technique utilizing two entry ports, an infraumbilical Hasson 10 mm and a medial subcostal 5 mm, is described. The operation was feasible in six of seven patients. In the seventh, a third cannula was placed to allow traction on a floppy gallbladder. No complications ensued and all patients went home the day following operation. While cosmesis was impressive, the patients appeared to experience pain similar to that of patients in whom more cannulas were employed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, 1600 Carraway Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35234, USA.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Laws
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002758:Cholangiography; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome