Ferrozzi L, Lippolis G, Petitti T, Carnevale D, Masi M
Struttua Complessa di Chirurgia, ASL FG1, San Severo FG.
G Chir. 2004 Mar;25(3):80-2.
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.
