title: [Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: our experience].
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is now the gold standard in the treatment of cholelithiasis. LC is safe even in patients with acute cholecystitis. In our 118 cases there was 4 major complications as bile duct injuries (3%) and 13 minor complications (11%); conversion rate was 21% (24 patients), without mortality. Our experience confirms the validity of early LC in the treatment of acute cholecystitis, but laparoscopic procedure is associated with higher conversion rate (21% versus 3%) and complication rates compared to the treatment in non-acute patients.
authors.affiliation: Struttua Complessa di Chirurgia, ASL FG1, San Severo FG.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrozzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lippolis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Petitti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carnevale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014741:Video Recording