One group received the standard treatment of cholecystectomy, while the other group received a restrictive selection strategy ...
Frailty is a well-established predictor of complications and death after surgery ... High-risk procedures included open cholecystectomy, open colectomy, laparoscopic colectomy, small bowel ...
In some patients, however, even after extensive specialized evaluation, the etiology of the attack of acute pancreatitis remains elusive. We believe that empiric cholecystectomy is a reasonable ...