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Total 5-mm port approach: a feasible technique for both elective and emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Kyle BenderJoel LewinHarriet O'RourkeFreya C HughNicholas O'RourkeThomas J Hugh
Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2018)
This study demonstrates that laparoscopic cholecystectomy using all 5-mm ports is both feasible and safe, and is comparable to published outcomes after conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Further work is needed to determine whether this approach can also improve short- and long-term outcomes.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • emergency department
  • healthcare
  • patients undergoing
  • systematic review
  • laparoscopic surgery