Original single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute inflammation of the gallbladder

Table 3 Comparison of patients’ demographics and operative outcome between dingle-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute inflamed gallbladder and single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy for non-acute inflamed gallbladder

Patient demographics	SILC for AIG	SILC for non-AIG	P value
n	26	84
Age (yr) median (range)	61.5 (22-81)	56.5 (31-81)	0.06
Sex (male/female)	12/14	42/42	0.82
BMI median (range)	22.0 (18.4-29.4)	22.2 (16.0-30.0)	0.85
ASA score I/II/III	14/11/1	65/19/0	0.02
Previous upper abdominal surgery (yes/no)	2/24	4/80	0.63
Indication for operation	Acute cholecystitis 15	Symptomatic gallstone 65
	Acute gallstone cholangitis 11	Choledochlithiasis 2
		No inflammation 17
Operative outcome
Operative time (min)			0.03
Median (range)	97.5 (60-163)	85 (45-195)
mean (SD)	105.7 (31.9)	91.0 (29.3)
Intra-abdominal adhesion none to mild/moderate/severe	8/15/3	52/27/15	0.02
Gallbladder wall thickening	16/2/8	66/14/4	< 0.01
none to mild/moderate/severe
IOC completion1	23/24	81/82	0.4
Conversion to open cholecystectomy	2	2	0.24
Bile spillage	9	15	0.1
Use of additional port site	5	3	0.01
Complication (total)	1	3	1.00
Wound infection	1	2
Bile duct injury	0	1

¹Excluded open converted cases. BMI: Body mass index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; SILC: Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy; AIG: Acute inflamed gallbladder; IOC: Intraoperative cholangiography.