“Lower Infection Rates and Better Cosmetic Outcomes with Umbilical Port in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy but May Cause More Pain with Gallbladder Retrieval than Epigastric Port”

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38094556

In laparoscopic cholecystectomy, using an umbilical port for gallbladder retrieval may lead to lower postoperative infection rates and better cosmetic outcomes, but the epigastric port may result in less postoperative pain during gallbladder retrieval.