Gallbladder Specimen Retrieval: Assessing Outcomes with Epigastric and Umbilical Ports
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, gallbladder removal, umbilical port, epigastric port, postoperative recovery, cosmetic outcomes.Abstract
Background
This study compares the outcomes of gallbladder removal using epigastric versus umbilical port
placements in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The objective is to evaluate differences in surgical
efficacy, patient recovery, and cosmetic results between these two port locations.
Methods
A retrospective analysis was conducted involving 200 patients who underwent laparoscopic
cholecystectomy with either an epigastric or umbilical port placement for gallbladder extraction.
Patient demographics, postoperative pain, scarring, postoperative infection, port site hernia,
requirement of analgesia, retrieval difficulty and cosmetic outcomes were assessed. The
epigastric port group involved placing the extraction port in the epigastric region, while the
umbilical port group utilized the umbilicus for gallbladder removal.
