title: The need for new "patient-related" guidelines for the treatment of acute cholecystitis.
abstract: Heterogeneity of patients affected by acute cholecystitis, and their co-morbidities make very difficult to standardize the therapy for this very common condition. The staging system suggested in the recent "Tokyo guidelines", did not show a relevant impact on the management of patients and on the outcome of the disease. The relation among local pathological picture, patient clinical status and treatment algorithm, has to be better studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, ASL VT-San Giovanni Decollato-Andosilla Hospital, via Ferretti 169 Civita Castellana 01033, Italy. campanile@surgical.net.
authors.forename: Fabio C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Campanile
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catena
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coccolini
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lotti
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piazzalunga
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pisano
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ansaloni