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CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
CUREUS INC
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.33589
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cholecystectomy; notes; hybrid notes cholecystectomy; laparoscopic cholecystectomy; cholelithiasis
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A recent study compared conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy with hybrid transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-cholecystectomy (TV NOTES-C). The patients undergoing TV NOTES-C experienced less postoperative pain and required less analgesics, had shorter hospital stays, and returned to normal activities faster. They also reported better cosmetic results and higher satisfaction compared to the conventional group.
Background: Recently, a great interest has arisen in hybrid natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery-cholecystectomy (NOTES-C). It has the potential to cause less postoperative pain and may offer better cosmesis over conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC).Patients and methods: A total of 112 females who underwent conventional cholecystectomy were compared with 108 patients of hybrid transvaginal NOTES-cholecystectomy (TV NOTES-C). We compared intraoperative factors, postoperative pain, the analgesic requirement at different intervals, duration of hospital stay, and time to return to normal activities. In addition, cosmesis and patient satisfaction were assessed at four weeks.Results: Postoperative pain and analgesic requirement were less in the hybrid TV NOTES-C group (p<0.001 at 95% CI). Hybrid TV NOTES-C patients were discharged more frequently within 12 hours (27.5% versus 1.8%; p<0.001) and returned faster (2.22 versus 4.62 days; p<0.001) to normal activities. Cosmetic results and short-term quality of life as assessed by the patient and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS) and short form-36 (SF-36) scores, respectively, were better in the hybrid TV NOTES-C group (p<0.001 at 95% CI).Conclusions: Hybrid TV NOTES-C is associated with reduced postoperative analgesic requirements, faster return to normal activities, better cosmesis, and patient satisfaction compared to conventional four-port cholecystectomy.
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