Surgical Notes

Patient fit for general anaesthesia. Informed consent obtained. Site marked — left breast, 2 o'clock position, 3 cm from nipple. NPO from midnight. IV access secured. Prophylactic antibiotics ordered.

Patient positioned supine under GA. Standard 4-port laparoscopic technique. Critical view of safety achieved. Cystic duct and cystic artery clipped x2 and divided. Gallbladder retrieved in retrieval bag. Intraoperative cholangiogram — no CBD stones. Pneumoperitoneum released. All port sites closed. EBL: < 50 mL. Specimen sent for histopathology.