LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH PORT REDUCTION

Abstract

Conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy has brought many changes with the advent of technological developments. We introduce laparoscopic cholecystectomy by port reduction that adds a safe and reliable alternative. Study performed at Centro Médico “Rafael Guerra Méndez” (CMGR) y Clínica Docente Los Jarales. (CDLJ). Objective: To provide an alternative to conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy as well as techniques that uses only one incision, with its different devices and special laparoscopic devices. Patients and methods: Between August 2010 and April 2011, eighty-five patients underwent cholecystectomy with port reduction. Acute and chronic cases were included in the study such as gallstones, acute cholecystitis, gallbladder polyp, hydrocholecystis and biliary dyskinesia. For all the patients we performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy with port reduction.
Conclusion: The cholecystectomy with port reduction is a
safe and reliable technique, which does not merit special devices
or clips. In addition, it has a smaller learning curve than other
techniques transumbilical purely.