DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i06.009

Pages: 2087-2091

Cholecystitis is a very common disease among Indian population. It can be of two types: calculus or acalculus. Treatment options for chronic calculus cholecystitis include conservative management and cholecystectomy. There are two different approaches for cholecystectomy: open and laparoscopic. This study was conducted to compare minicholecystectomy with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A total of 80 patients coming to our outdoor in the study period from March, 2017 to February, 2018 were included. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups, the first consisting of those in whom laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) was done whereas the second had undergone minicholecystectomy (MC). The mean operative time, duration of hospital stay, wound infection and pain were better in the LC group compared to the MC. We conclude that laparoscopic cholecystectomy is superior to minicholecystomy.