Port Site Infection in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

The majority of PSIs were superficial and more common in males; one participant experienced a mycobacterial infection; there is a significant association between port site infection and pus, stones, or bile spilling through the port used for gallbladder extraction. Chronic deep surgical site infections require special consideration because Mycobacterium tuberculosis may be the cause.