Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Kaei Nasu
Faculty of Medicine,
Idaigaoka 1-1, Hasama-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita 879-5593
Japan
Research Article
Evaluation of Postsurgical Pain in Single- Port versus Three-Port Laparoscopic Surgery for Ectopic Pregnancy: A Preliminary Study
Author(s): Kaei Nasu, Akitoshi Yuge, Masakazu Nishida, Yasushi Kawano, Tomoko Hirakawa and Hisashi NaraharaKaei Nasu, Akitoshi Yuge, Masakazu Nishida, Yasushi Kawano, Tomoko Hirakawa and Hisashi Narahara
Objective: To retrospectively compare the postsurgical pain after single-port laparoscopic surgery and conventional laparoscopic salpingectomy for the surgical treatment of tubal pregnancy.
Methods: The cases of two groups of patients with ectopic pregnancies were reviewed: those who had undergone a single-port laparoscopic surgery (n=6) and those who had undergone a conventional multi-port laparoscopic surgery (n=20). We compared these groups’ surgical outcomes, including operative time, blood loss, use of analgesics, and complications.
Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups regarding the surgical time, blood loss during surgery, or analgesics use after laparoscopic surgery. There were no serious complications and no need for conversion to conventional laparoscopy or laparotomy i.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0932.1000260