Inclusion Criteria:  Patients who were having symptoms consistent with biliary colic, had ultrasound evidence of gall stones, classified as American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) I and II ages ranging from 18 to 65 years  Exclusion Criteria:  Patients who refused to give consent, pregnant, had a history of drug abuse, had CBD stones, acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, previous abdominal surgery, history of peritonitis, had carcinoma of the gall bladder Patients who were converted to open surgery, patients who required placement of drains patients with intraoperative complications (CBD injury or liver bed bleeding).