As it turned out, Isabel needed emergency cholecystectomy, commonly known as gallbladder removal surgery. Isabel said once she woke up from surgery, she cried from the instant relief, realizing ...

The mortality rate for emergency cholecystectomy is four times higher than for an elective cholecystectomy. The risk for complications in older adults has been always high. Complications may ...

The complication rate of emergency operations, however, was significantly greater compared to elective (p < 0.05). Conclusion Guidelines for performing urgent cholecystectomy for patients with ...

Consecutive patients undergoing cholecystectomy between 31 July 2023 and 19 November 2023 will be recruited, with follow-up at 30 days and 1-year postoperatively. The study will be undertaken at any ...

We report a case of gallbladder cancer diagnosed by an emergency cholecystectomy, performed for acute cholecystitis caused by a hemocholecyst.

The long standing paradigm of endoscopic extraction of obstructing gallstones with interval cholecystectomy at the end of a cool ... a ‘hot gallbladder’ service in addition to our emergency operating ...

Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) has become an important procedure for the treatment of acute cholecystitis (AC). PC is currently applied for patients who cannot undergo immediate laparoscopic ...

Purpose Evidence from previous studies on the association between cholecystectomy and risk of gastric cancer are still inconsistent. We aimed at conducting a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies ...