Laparoscopic cholecytectomy can be by starting the dissection at the triangle of calots or as a fundus first dissection. Dissection can be with electrocutery or ultrasonic. The optimal technique or the optimal way of dissection has to be established. Patients are at 4 hospitals randomised to the different techniques and the different methods of dissection.
Patients at the participating hospitals are randomized to: 1. dissection starting at the triangle of Calots with electrocautery. 2. dissection by fundus first technique with electrocautery. 3. dissection by fundus first technique with ultrasonic dissection.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
233
Randomized to three arm.
Sundsvall Hospital
Sundsvall, Sundsvall, Sweden
Operation time, bleeding, pain, nausea, quality of life, analgetics, sick leave, surgical complications, conversion rate
Time frame: 30 days
surgical complications
Time frame: 3 months
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