Comparison of Post-operative Pain at Umbilical Wound After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Transumbilical Versus Infraumbilical Incision

This study compare outcomes (i.e. pain, wound infection, and patient satisfaction) between infra-umbilical vs. trans-umbilical incision after Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Infra-umbilical wound have been used for a while with aim at improving cosmoses of the incision. Formerly, standard incision for laparoscopic cholecystectomy was infra-umbilical wound. However, no study directly compare these types of incisions in term of postoperative pain, wound infection, and patient satisfaction.

Inclusion Criteria:

• elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnancy
• immunocompromised host
• on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
• morbid obesity (Body mass index > 35 kg/m2)
• End-stage renal disease with hemodialysis dependent
• ascites
• uncontrolled coagulopathy