A comparison of postoperative pain between transumbilical and suprapubic incision in laparoscopic liver resection.
Akihiko SoyamaShunsuke MurakamiKoji NatsudaTakanobu HaraKunihito MatsugumaHajime MatsushimaHajime ImamuraTakayuki TanakaTomohiko AdachiMasakaki HidakaSusumu EguchiPublished in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2022)
Postoperative pain is comparable between umbilical and suprapubic incision in patients who underwent laparoscopic left lateral segmentectomy. In terms of postoperative pain, either a transumbilical incision or a suprapubic incision can be selected for specimen extraction.