TY - JOUR AU - Aurangzeb, Mahmud AU - Hashmi, Muhammad Izaz PY - 2011/10/06 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Mini-Cholecystectomy: Experience of 324 cases JF - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute JA - J Postgrad Med Inst VL - 18 IS - 4 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/928 SP - AB - <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="446"><colgroup span="1"><col span="1" width="446"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr height="187"><td class="xl65" width="446" height="187">To determine the freqeunt the frequency of patients with symptomatic galllstones in whom a chlecystectomy could safely be accomplished through a 5cm or less mini-lap incision. This is a retrospective study of 324 consecutive cases of symptomatic gallstones that underwent cholcystectomy through a 5cm or less transverse sub-costal incision, from June 1996 to June 2001, a total period of five years. the study was conducted at the surgical deparrtment of Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar. The study clearly confirmed that a mini lap cholecystectomy. which boasis many advantages over conventional open cholecystectomy, is a safe and viable alternative to laparsocpic cholecystecomy and can be performed in the vast majority of patients with symptomatic gallstones. </td></tr></tbody></table> ER -