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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 10/2012

01-10-2012 | Letter to the Editor

Cosmetic outcome is an important parameter when comparing single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and conventional multiport laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC)

Authors: Pankaj Garg, Serena Tharani, Jai Deep Thakur

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 10/2012

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It was interesting to read the meta-analysis by Markar et al. [1] that compared single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and conventional multiport laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC). They studied postoperative pain during first day after surgery and postoperative complications as the primary parameters and length of hospital stay and operative time as the secondary parameters. …
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Title
Cosmetic outcome is an important parameter when comparing single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) and conventional multiport laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC)
Authors
Pankaj Garg
Serena Tharani
Jai Deep Thakur
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 10/2012
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2265-9

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