World Journal f Laparoscopic Surgery, Se tember-D c mber 2008;1(3):17-21 Comparison in Terms of Postoperative Morbidity and Hospital Stay between Open Cholecystectomy

Type of study: Comparative. Aim: To compare the postoperative morbidity in terms of post-operative pain, gait disturbances, wound and respiratory infections along with length of hospital stay in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with those undergoing open surgery for symptomatic gallstone disease to compare the effectivity of minimally invasive surgery with open surgery in reducing postoperative morbidity and thus length of hospital stay. Place and duration of study: Surgical Unit Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan; from July 2006 to December 2006. Materials and methods: This study included a total of 50 patients who underwent either open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy in our unit (SDW KTH). Their clinical data, admission dates and date of surgery were noted. Postoperative progress was followed an