Hafiz Ghulam Isnain, Muhammad Umair, Arshad Abbas, Allah Nawaz, Mahmood Ayyaz.
Comparison of Postoperative Morbidity in Open and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - a study at Department of Surgery services Hospital, Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(1):49-53.

Objective: To compare the post operative morbidity associated with open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials and methods: One hundred and twenty patients of gallstone disease diagnosed on ultrasound were included in the study. They were divided into two groups. Results: Mean age of the patients was 38.6±6.7 in group A and 38.4±5.7 in group B. Regarding hospital stay, mean hospital stay was 3.7±0.7 in group A as compared to 1.7±0.5 in group B. P value < 0.001. Regarding gall stone number, solitary stone was present in 12(20%) in open cholecystectomy group and in 14(23.3%) patients in laparoscopic cholecystectomy group. 2-4 stones were present in 20 (33.3%) patients in group A, where as in 16(26.6%) in group B. More than 5 stones were present in 28(46.7%) patients in group A and 30(50%) patients in group B. Post operative pain and post operative infection were lower in laparoscopic group as compared to open cholecystectomy group. Conclusion: Although both techniques i.e., laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy are fairly efficient in treating patients with gall stone diseases but laparoscopic cholecystectomy is found to be more reliable with lesser complication rate and shorter hospital stay.

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