title: [Peculiarities of clinical features and surgical treatment policy in old patients with acute cholecystitis].
abstract: The results of treatment of 138 patients with acute cholecystitis aged from 75 to 89 years are analyzed. Calculous cholecystitis was revealed in 126 patients, acalculous cholecystitis--in 12 patients. Cholelythiasis was revealed in 63 (45.6%), stricture of the large duodenal papilla (LDP)--in 13 (9.4%), combination of choledocholithiasis and stricture of LDP--in 16 (11.6%). Mechanical jaundice was revealed in 54 (39.1%) patients, purulent cholangitis--in 18 (13%). From 138 patients 113 (81.8%) underwent surgery. Urgent operations were carried out in 35 (30.9%), early operations--in 54 (47.8%), delayed operation--in 24 (21.2%) patients. Cholecystectomy was performed in 99 patients, it was supplemented with choledocholithotomy and various types of external drainage of the duct (n = 28), choledochoduodenostomy (in 40), transduodenal papillosphincterotomy (n = 6) and endoscopic papillosphincterotomy (n = 7). Cholecystostomy was carried out in 14 patients (including laparoscopic cholecystostomy, n = 5). Repeated operations were performed in 29 patients. Postoperative complications appeared in 28 (24.7%) patients. 16 patients (14.1%) died after the operation. The causes of death were hepatic functional deficiency (6), peritonitis (2), pancreatic necrosis (1), acute cardio-vascular failure (4), pulmonary artery thrombo-embolism (2), acute cerebro-vascular failure (1).
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Aliev
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Osobennosti kliniki i taktiki khirurgicheskogo lecheniia ostrogo kholetsistita u bol'nykh starcheskogo vozrasta.