Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the standard treatment for
gall bladder disease. However, despite its low degree of invasiveness, many patients …

Background: We designed a prospective randomized clinical trial to investigate whether
intraperitoneal saline washout combined with a low-pressure pneumoperitoneum (LPSW) …

Background: Gasretention in the peritoneal cavity plays an important role in inducing
postoperative pain after laparoscopy, which is inevitably retained in the peritoneal cavity …

Background: Two alternative surgical techniques for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
(LC), low-pressure insufflation of the peritoneal cavity and abdominal wall lifting (AWL), have …

Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the treatment of choice for symptomatic
cholecystolithiasis. Despite the many advantages over open surgery, many patients …

We have compared, in a randomized study, conventional carbon dioxide
pneumoperitoneum with abdominal wall lift in 25 patients undergoing laparoscopic …

Laparoscopy, one of minimally invasive procedures, is a commonly used procedure in
diagnosis and management of various kinds of clinical problems, including gynecologic …

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at standard-pressure pneumoperitoneum uses
a pressure of 12–14 mm Hg, which may cause a variety of adverse physiological changes …

Laparoscopy using carbon dioxide insufflation induces adverse effects in both the
cardiovascular and the respiratory function. The use of low pressure pneumoperitoneum has …

Background Laparoscopic surgery is regarded as the gold standard for the surgical
management of cholelithiasis. To improve post-operative pain, low-pressure laparoscopic …