Timing of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis: Early Surgery, Delayed Surgery, and What the Evidence Supports
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Early, Delayed, Acute CholecystitisAbstract
Background: Acute cholecystitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies worldwide, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains the definitive treatment. However, the optimal timing of surgery—whether performed early during index admission or delayed after an initial period of conservative management—has been a subject of longstanding debate. Historically, delayed cholecystectomy was favoreddue to concerns regarding inflammation
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Strasberg SM, Hertl M, Soper NJ. An analysis of the problem of biliary injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Am Coll Surg. 1995;180(1):101-125.
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