Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: should we operate beyond the first week?
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Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: should we operate beyond the first week?
Abstract
Background: The deadline for early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ELC) in patients with acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) is the subject of much debate. The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of ELC in patients with more than 7 days of symptoms.
Methods: It is a retrospective analysis of 564 patients having undergone ELC for ACC between January 2003 and June 2021. Patients were divided into two groups according to the timing between the onset of symptoms and surgery: group 1 (G1), within the first 7 days of symptoms, and group 2 (G2) after day 7 of symptoms.
Results: Apart from a longer operative time (G1 80 min vs. G2 90 min; p = 0.016), there were no significant differences regarding conversion rate (G1 14.5% vs. G2 13.2%; p = 0.748), both intra- and postoperative complications, mainly bile duct injuries (G1 0.2% vs. G2 0%; p = 1) and bile leakage (G1 1.2% vs. G2 0%; p = 1) and postoperative length of stay (G1 2 days [1-3] vs. G2 2 days [1-4]; p = 0.125).
Conclusion: Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy could be proposed for patients with acute calculous cholecystitis even beyond 7 days of symptoms.
Keywords: Acute cholecystitis; Delayed presentation; Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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