Research Article

Three-port versus standard four-port laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Study

Volume: 19 Number: 1 March 28, 2024
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Three-port versus standard four-port laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Objective: The gold standard surgical method for benign gallbladder diseases, especially gallstones, is laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy is performed using four ports. With the increasing experience in laparoscopic surgery, concerns about reducing pain, the number of incisions, and the associated hospitalization time and cost have come to the fore, and for this purpose, cholecystectomy using three ports, single port or natural openings has begun to be performed. The present study aimed to evaluate and compare 3-port and 4-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy cases in our hospital. Materials and Methods: Patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Kahramanmaraş Necip Fazıl City Hospital between 2017 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed using the hospital database and operation notes. Demographic data including age, gender, and comorbidities were recorded. Patients were divided into two groups 3-port and 4-port cholecystectomy. The groups were compared in terms of operation time, intraoperative complications (bleeding, biliary tract injury, adjacent organ injury), postoperative complications (bleeding, biliary fistula), length of hospitalization, postoperative hemoglobin, and liver function tests. Results: The study included 843 patients. Of these, 262 (31.1%) were male and 581 (68.8%) were female. The mean age was 50.52 ± 16.4 years (range 18 to 92 years). 509 (60.4%) patients underwent 4-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy and 334 (39.6%) underwent 3-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy. When cholecystectomy techniques were compared, the length of hospitalization was statistically higher in the 4-port group (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the operation times. There was no difference in intraoperative bleeding, bile leakage, conversion to open surgery, and use of additional ports between 3-port and 4-port cholecystectomy. Conclusion: There was no difference in operation times, postoperative bile leakage, and bleeding complications between 3-port and 4-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy. From the perspective of complications, 3-port procedures are at least as safe as 4-port cholecystectomy. Prospective randomized trials can shed more light on this topic.

Keywords

four port , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , three port

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