Eitezaz Ahmed Bashir, C M Rafi.
Minilap Cholecystectomy.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;48(1):40-2.

A retrospective review of 292 consecutive minilap cholecystectomies carried out in one surgical unit of Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi during 1993-1995, is presented. A different technique was used. we employed a 4 cm subcostal transverse incision. Anterior rectus sheath was incised longitudinaly, right rectus abdominus muscle was retracted laterally and posterior sheath and peritoneum incised transversely. The conversion to midline incision was 3% (9 patients). An average hospital stay was 2 days. Follow-up is recorded by information gained through postal questionnaires. The complication rate was 4%. No patient has yet reported with incisional hernia. One patient died due to septicaemic shock. <p> Minilap cholecystectomy is safe and effective alternative to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It requires no special training or expensive equipment. These advantages translate into decreased hospital expenses and reduced hospital health care cost.

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