Timing of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis: Early Surgery, Delayed Surgery, and What the Evidence Supports

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  • Mohamed Negm, Mohamed Fathy Said Kassem, Refaat.DO , Abd Elwahab M. Hamed Author

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https://doi.org/10.48047/faekmj77

Keywords:

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Early, Delayed, Acute Cholecystitis

Abstract

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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References

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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Published

2024-11-20

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Vol. 53 No. 03 (2024): Year 2024, Volume 53, Issue 3

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Original

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Timing of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis: Early Surgery, Delayed Surgery, and What the Evidence Supports (Mohamed Negm, Mohamed Fathy Said Kassem, Refaat.DO , Abd Elwahab M. Hamed , Trans.). (2024). Cuestiones De Fisioterapia, 53(03), 6698-6707. https://doi.org/10.48047/faekmj77