Acute pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is complex in nature. The pain pattern does
not resemble pain after other laparoscopic procedures, suggesting that analgesic treatment …

IMPLICATIONS: Many trials assessing the benefits of intraperitoneal local anesthetics in
laparoscopic cholecystectomy have been performed. This systematic review and meta …

Background The attempt to further reduce operative trauma in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
has led to new techniques such as natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) …

Pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is an issue of great practical importance.
Pain after LC has several origins: incisional, local visceral, peritoneal, and referred. Several …

Background The aim of this study was to test the use of preincisional and intraperitoneal
levobupivacaine (LB) 0.25% in laparoscopic cholecystectomies for postoperative analgesia …

Background Different regional anesthesia (RA) techniques have been used for laparoscopic
cholecystectomy (LC), but there is no consensus on their comparative effectiveness. Our …

Background/purpose With the advent of minimally invasive gallbladder surgery, and now
with natural orifice techniques emerging, visceral nociception has been neglected as a …

AIM: To systematically evaluate the effect of intraperitoneal local anesthetic on pain
characteristics after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). METHODS: We searched …

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has advantages over the open procedure for
postoperative pain. However, a systematic review of postoperative pain management in this …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the optimal timing of preemptive analgesia with
bupivacaine peritoneal instillation in a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo …