title: Elective and emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly: our experience.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We aimed to analyze outcomes of early and delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly in our General Surgery Division.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed 114 LC performed from the 1st of January 2008 to the 31st of December 2012 in our General Surgery division: 67 LC were performed for gallbladder stones and 47 for acute cholecystitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Comparison between Ordinary and Emergency groups showed that drain placement and post-operative hospital stay were significatively different. There were no significative differences between Early Laparoscopic Emergency Cholecystectomy (E-ELC) and Delayed Laparoscopic Emergency Cholecystectomy (D-ELC). There weren't any differences about Team's evaluation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We consider LC a safe and effective treatment for cholelitiasis and acute cholecystitis in Ordinary and Emergency setting, also in the elderly. We also demonstrate that, in our experience, LC for AC is feasible as well.
authors.forename: Alessia G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ferrarese
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solej
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Enrico
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falcone
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: Giada
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pozzi
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marola
authors.forename: Valter
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000601:surgery*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome