Mini-Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Versus Standard Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Comparative study

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been accepted as a gold standard for the surgical treatment of gallbladder diseases. In comparison with open surgery, the minimally invasive procedures are considered as a superior method. Using the port smaller than ports in standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy are used by some surgeons. Objective:The outcome of miniport laparoscopic cholecystectomy and standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy and their intraoperative complications were examined and evaluated in the current study. Patients and Methods: In this randomized-controlled trial, the same number (65) of patients ,matched for gender underwent miniport laparoscopic cholecystectomy and standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a private hospital in Iraq from March 2016 to October 2017 following taking ethical clearance from the local department. Results: The mean age of the patients in miniport and standard arms were 44.82 and 42.85 years, respectively. The study showed that the patients underwent standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy had a significantly shorter operation duration and a substantially higher pain score after 2, 6, and 12 hours of the surgery. The patients in standard group had a lower cosmetic score (P