Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2013
Ten-year outcome after minilaparotomy versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective randomised trial.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Measurement of patient-reported outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Pooled it
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus minilaparotomy in cholelithiasis: systematic review and meta-analysis.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgeryPooled it
- Improvement in the quality of life following cholecystectomy: a randomized multicenter study of health status (RAND-36) in patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus minilaparotomy cholecystectomy.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017Trial
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- A prospective, randomized study comparing minilaparotomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a day-surgery procedure: 5-year outcome.Surgical endoscopy · 2014Trial
- Three-dimensional Laparoscopy (3D-LC)In vivo (Athens, Greece)Trial
- Comparison of the Effect of Adding Dexmedetomidine Versus Dexamethasone to Bupivacaine in Transverse Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Intensity in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2025Article
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- Etiologies of Long-Term Postcholecystectomy Symptoms: A Systematic Review.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundLaparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and minilaparotomy cholecystectomy (MC) are the two most commonly performed mini-invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of symptomatic gallstone disease, but the long-term outcome after these two procedures has not been compared in prospective clinical trials. We therefore investigated the outcome after LC and MC in 127 patients operated at Kuopio University Hospital. PATIENTS AND
methodsInitially 157 patients with uncomplicated symptomatic gallstones were randomised to MC (n = 85) or LC (n = 72) over a 5-year period (1998-2004), and 127 of them (81 %), 69/85 with MC and 58/72 with LC, were reached for a follow-up interview 10.5 (7.3-13.6) years after the surgery.
resultsBaseline and surgical parameters were similar in the two groups; 3/69 MCs and 2/58 LCs were converted to open laparotomy. The prevalence of chronic post-surgical pain 10 years after procedure was similar in the two groups: 5/69 (7 %) in the MC group and 1/58 (2 %) in the LC group (p = 0.14). Residual abdominal symptoms were common, but less frequent in the MC group (14/69; 20 %) than in the LC group (21/58 patients; 36 %) (p = 0.039). In the MC group 63/69 (91 %) and 57/58 (98 %) in the LC group (p = 0.059) were satisfied with the cosmetic outcome.
conclusionOur results suggest a relatively similar long-term outcome after MC and LC.
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