A comparative study of the outcome of open cholecystectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a tertiary centre

Abstract

Background: Surgeons have been both excited and disbelieving about the development of laparoscopic cholecystectomy 
(LC) and other laparoscopic operations in general surgery over the past two years. The present study was conducted to 
compare the outcome of open cholecystectomy (OC) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).
Materials & Methods: 70 patients of acute cholecystitis of both genders were divided into 2 groups of thirty-five patients 
each. OC patients made up group I, whereas LC patients made up group II. Pain on the VAS, length of operation, 
complications, and length of hospital stay were recorded.