Review Article

Laparoscopic Radical Cholecystectomy for Primary or Incidental Early Gallbladder Cancer: The New Rules Governing the Treatment of Gallbladder Cancer

Table 6

Laparoscopic technique details.

AuthorPositionNumber of portsOptic trocar1st operative trocar2nd operative trocarAssistant trocarOther trocarsExtraction siteIntraoperatory US

Cho et al. [11]4UmbilicalUmbilicalYes
Gumbs and Hoffman [17]French410 mm—right midclavicular below costal margin12 mm—umbilical12 mm—right axillary line5 mm—left upper quadrantYes
Gumbs and Hoffman [10]French410 mm—right midclavicular below costal margin12 mm—umbilical (?)12 mm—right axillary line5 mm—left upper quadrantExtended umbilical incisionYes
Itano et al. [12]French415 mm—umbilical12 mm—upper medial abdomen5 mm—right subcostal area right subcostal5 mm—left subcostalYes
Shirobe and Maruyama [13]French511 mm—above umbilicus12 mm—left midclavicular line12 mm—midclavicular line right5 mm—subxiphoid5 mm—right anterior axillary line
Agarwal et al. [14]French5Infraumbilical11 mm—left pararectal port (above umbilicus)5 mm—right pararectal5 mm epigastric5 mm—left midclavicularPeriumbilical incision
Palanisamy et al. [15]French510 mm—supra umbilical10 mm—left subcostal space midclavicular line5 mm—left subcostal space midclavicular line10 mm—epigastric5 mm—right anterior axillary lineSuprapubic incisionYes
Machado et al. [18]French410 mm—right midclavicular 3 cm above umbilicus12 mm—umbilicus5 mm—right axillary line5 mm—subxiphoidExtended umbilical incision
Yoon et al. [16]French4-5////UmbilicalYes