[Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis]. / La colecistectomia laparoscopica nel trattamento della colecistite acuta.
G Chir
; 29(6-7): 305-11, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis and to determine the optimal timing. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
The study was performed in two groups of 70 consecutive patients (similar in age and ASA classification), retrospectively reviewed, who had been diagnosed with acute cholecystitis and were underwent early or delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In early group surgery took place within 48 hours of admission in hospital. The interval for delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 8-12 weeks after medical treatment.RESULTS:
In delayed group 21,4% of patients required urgent surgery after failure of conservative treatment. The most important significant difference is the total hospital stay the early group had a significant shorter hospital stay (7 days) vs delayed group (13 days). Other differences were the conversion rate (8,6% in early group vs 12,7% in delayed group) and median the operation time (84 min. in early group vs 106 min. in delayed group). Post-operative complications developed in 6,3% in early group vs 2,6% in delayed group.CONCLUSION:
The optimal treatment of acute cholecystitis is urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy but in our experience early laparoscopic cholecystectomy increased postoperative morbidity in hospital decreased conversion rate, median operation time and hospital stay.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
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Cholecystitis, Acute
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
It
Journal:
G Chir
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italia