Quality-of-life measures after single-access versus conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective randomized study.

Background: This study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes of single-access laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SALC) and conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CLC).

Methods: In a prospective study, patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis were randomized to SALC or CLC with follow-up at 1 week, 1 and 6 months. The primary end point of this study was to assess the total outcomes of quality of life using the EuroQoL EQ-5D questionnaire.