Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) – A matched pair analysis

Background: SILC had been proven to be feasible. But there is a lack of data comparing balanced groups of patients undergoing SILC and LC regarding complications, completion rate, operative time, postoperative pain and length of hospitalisation. Our study aimed to compare SILC and LC in a matched pair analysis. Patients and Methods: 47 patients underwent LILC. Of a cohort of 126 LC operated in the same time period, 47 patients were chosen for a matched pair analysis. Pairs were matchend for age, sex, preoperative risk classification (ASA), body mass index and acuity. We analyzed the completion rate of attempted…