title: Acute cholecystitis: video-laparoscopic versus traditional treatment.
abstract: It has been shown that a video-laparoscopic approach is the preferred method for treatment of cholecystitis. However, when we consider acute cholecystitis, many questions must be answered. The aim of this study is to compare video-laparoscopic and conventional surgery in the management of acute cholecystitis.
authors.affiliation: Hospital São Rafael, State of Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Azaro Filho
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Galvão-Neto
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Fortes
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Alcântra
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ettinger
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Regis
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: do Carmo
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fahel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000379:methods