Predictors of improvement in health-related quality of life in patients undergoing cholecystectomy (Br J Surg 2003; 90: 1549–1545)

✍ Scribed by S. Aggarwal; P. S. P. Senapati

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 51 KB
• Volume: 91
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4624

✦ Synopsis

Second, in both techniques, the 12mm cannula for the working instruments and gallbladder extraction is placed in the upper left quadrant. This incision has to be extended or forcefully stretched in patients with large gallstones. Unfortunately, this feature was not compared. The resulting scar -2 cm or more -in this prominent region can be a cause of cosmetic displeasure. However, only 'very satisfied', as opposed to 'not very satisfied', patients were compared. In an optimal technique, the 10/12-mm specimen port is concealed in the umbilical region, where all our patients expressed satisfaction with the aesthetic result, regardless of whether the accessory ports were 3-mm or 5mm (data presented at