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Material and Method: Two hundred ninety four patients underwent LC by a single surgeon at Kalasin Hospital between 2007 and 2010. The procedure was done by using a four-port technique without closure of any fascial defects. The male:female ratio was 85:209, and the mean body mass index was 24.38±3.33 (SD). The mean operative time was 18.71±3.76 minutes and there was no postoperative wound infection. Patients were regularly followed-up and underwent both supine and upright physical examination. The mean duration of follow-up period was 4.94±1.31 years with the shortest follow-up period of two years.
Results: None of the patients in the present study developed PSH in any port sites during the follow-up period.
Conclusion: Unclosed fascial defect may not have the significant risk factor of developing PSH after LC.
Keywords: Port-site hernia, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy