Background Emergency laparoscopic exploration can be used to identify the causative
pathology of acute abdominal pain. Laparoscopic surgery also allows treatment of many …

Background Since the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) there has been
continued debate regarding the management of acute cholecystitis with either early or …

Hypothesis Bile duct injury (BDI) remains the most serious complication of cholecystectomy.
With laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), the incidence has become more frequent. This …

BACKGROUND: Reliable risk factors for perioperative complications in patients undergoing
laparoscopic cholecystectomy would be extremely useful to optimize the clinical …

Background Conversion to open cholecystectomy is still required in some patients. The aim
of this study was to evaluate preoperative factors associated with conversion to open …

Background Acute cholecystitis is a common complication to gallstone disease. The relation
between the severity of acute cholecystitis and risk of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy …

Objective The aim of this review was to evaluate surgical outcomes of laparoscopic
cholecystectomy for gangrenous and empyematous acute cholecystitis defined as severe …

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now considered the “gold standard” operation for patients
with gallstone disease. A number of patients require conversion to an open cholecystectomy …

Hypothesis Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) results in a shorter length of stay and
acceptable conversion and complication rates when compared with antibiotic therapy plus …

Abstract Treatment of acute cholecystitis is still under debate. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the efficacy of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ELC) in comparison with …