Surgical Techniques: Robotic Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy IN Benign Gallbladder Disease

Exclusion Criteria

• •Minimally invasive procedure is not deemed possible by the operating surgeon;
• •Evidence of acute cholecystitis;
• •Known stones in the common bile duct (CBD);
• •Suspicion of possible malignancy;
• •Pregnancy;
• •Diagnosis of liver cirrhosis (stage III or IV);
• •Insufficient language skills to be able to perform the quality-of-life questionnaires.