A Cross Sectional Study of Comparison of Open Cholecystectomy with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Patients with Cholelithiasis

Here we compare open cholecystectomy (OC) and Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) with respect to duration of surgery, duration of post operative pain and duration of post operative stay in the hospital. 150 patients below 80 years were selectio to carryout the present study in District Hospital Bandipora and Tertiary Care Hospital Srinagar from May 2021 to July 2023. The patients were rendomly assigned into two groups X and Y. Group X consisted of patients that underwent Laparoscopic surgery and Group Y consists of patients that undergo open surgery. The result shows that duration of surgery, duration of pain and stay in the hospital where lower in Laparoscopic group. Main advantages of LC were reducted pain, rapaid recovery and reduced hospital stay.