Reduced Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Single and a Half Incision Lap Chole

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has almost replaced the age-old procedure of open cholecystectomy for gall stone disease. Further attempts are made to reduce the number of ports to give maximum benefits of minimally invasive surgery. The author has developed a technique where 10-mm port in supraumbilical area and 5-mm port in epigastric area are used and hence the nomenclature of single and a half incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It is different from two-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy where the second port is 10 mm. In total, 69 cases are performed without any complication.

In our technique of single and a half incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients' safety is as much as in a conventional four-port surgery. Surgeon is comfortable to perform this operation. Cosmetically, it is better than four-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy without increase in cost. So, in our opinion, our technique should be acceptable to all surgeons and can give benefits of minimal access surgery to masses of people.