Reduction of postoperative pain after single incisional laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared to those after standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract

The aim of this study is to clarify the benefit of single incisional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) for postoperative pain reduction. We investigated 63 patients who underwent SILC or laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Among them, 33 patients were able to evaluate by visual analogue score (VAS) for pain. In the patients using epidural anesthesia, the VAS of SILC patients were significantly lower than those of LC patients at 24 hours after operation. SILC is beneficial for reduction of postoperative pain concomitant use of epidural anesthesia.