Comparative study of pain in women submitted to conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy

• Main Author: Terra Júnior,Júverson Alves
• Publication Date: 2017
• Other Authors: Terra,Guilherme Azevedo, Borges,Marisa de Carvalho, Takeuti,Tharsus Dias, Castro,Luciana Garcia Pereira, Lima,Simone Souza, Fernandes,Luciane Fernanda Rodrigues Martinho, Silva,Alex Augusto da, Crema,Eduardo
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira (Online)
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• topic: Cholelithiasis; Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic; Pain

Abstract Purpose: To evaluate postoperative pain in patients submitted to conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy with four ports versus single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy with only one port. Methods: Twenty-one patients were included in the conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy group and 19 other patients in the single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy group. A VAS was used for the assessment of postoperative pain at three time points. Differences were considered statistically significant when p<0.05. Results: Intergroup analysis showed no significant difference in VAS scores between the conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy and single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy groups at any of the time points studied. Conclusion: This study found no significant difference in postoperative pain between the two groups.