DOI: 10.36347/sasjs

Pages: 140-145

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has rapidly become established as the popular alternative to open cholecystectomy, but it should have a safety profile similar to or better than that of open procedure. The aim of this study was to compare conventional cholecystectomy with respect to duration of procedure, early postoperative course and complication, postoperative pain, analgesic requirement and period of hospital stay. 40 consecutive patients below 70 years presenting with calculouscholecystitis with no evidence of CBD stones were randomized to undergo open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Data was collected and analyzed. The two groups were similar with respect to demographic and clinical charecteristics. There were no significant differences in the rate of complications and blood loss. Median duration of pain was 1 day with Visual Analogue scale for pain of grade 2 in Laparoscopic group ,while it was 4 days and grade 3 in open group respectively .The median duration of hospital stay was significantly shorter in Laparoscopic group ( median 4 v/s 7 days in OC group). The main advantages of LC were the reduced post operative pain with less duration of analgesia intake, more rapid recovery and reduced hospital stay