2012
Transvaginal cholecystectomy versus single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective cohort study
Solomon D, Shariff AH, Silasi DA, Duffy AJ, Bell RL, Roberts KE. Transvaginal cholecystectomy versus single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective cohort study. Surgical Endoscopy 2012, 26: 2823-2827. PMID: 22549370, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-012-2253-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomyFour-port laparoscopic cholecystectomyNumerical pain scaleProspective cohort studyLaparoscopic cholecystectomyTransvaginal cholecystectomyTVC groupOperative timePain scoresCohort studyPain scaleFirst prospective cohort studyLower pain scoresMean operative timeIncision laparoscopic cholecystectomyLonger operative timeResultsMean ageSILC groupLess painSingle incisionCholecystectomyDay 14POD 1PatientsDemographic data
2009
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Surgeon’s Initial Experience with 56 Consecutive Cases and a Review of the Literature
Roberts KE, Solomon D, Duffy AJ, Bell RL. Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Surgeon’s Initial Experience with 56 Consecutive Cases and a Review of the Literature. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2009, 14: 506-510. PMID: 19967564, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1116-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicCholecystitisCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLaparoscopesLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPain, PostoperativePostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyYoung AdultConceptsSingle-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomySurgeon's initial experienceLaparoscopic cholecystectomyInitial experienceFour-port laparoscopic cholecystectomySingle surgeon’s initial experienceConventional laparoscopic cholecystectomyIncision laparoscopic cholecystectomyLength of stayInvasive surgical optionVertical transumbilical incisionCephalad retractionTransumbilical incisionOpen cholecystectomyComplication rateAverage BMIOperative timeSurgical optionsCystic ductConsecutive casesSurgical incisionVeress techniqueLateral retractionCholecystectomyRetrieval bag