Table 3.

Operations details

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anesthesia	291 patients
Duration	18 to 78 min (mean 39.6 min)
Gut injuries	Nil
Adhesions (gallbladder)	84 patients
Large Hartman’s pouch	38 patients
Gallbladder projecting beyond liver margins in excess of 5cm	17patients
Gallbladder perforations (during dissection)	13 patients
Gallstone spillage	Six patients
Bile duct injuries	Nil
Post-op bile leakage	Nil
Peritonitis	Nil
Jaundice	Nil