ArticleJSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in elderly patients.
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- Comparison of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in children at paediatric centres and adult centres: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2025Pooled it
- Perioperative outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Pooled it
- SAGES guidelines for the clinical application of laparoscopic biliary tract surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2010Guideline
- Variables affecting mortality rates in patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery: A retrospective cross-sectional study.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Article
- Safe and feasible outcomes of cholecystectomy in extremely elderly patients (octogenarians vs. nonagenarians).Journal of minimally invasive surgery · 2021Article
- Evolution in the management of acute cholecystitis in the elderly: population-based cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Article
- The impact of frailty syndrome and risk scores on emergency cholecystectomy patients.Surgery today · 2017Article
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the Elderly: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Nepal.Surgery research and practice · 2017Article
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- Gallstone disease: current therapeutic practice.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2008Article
- Evaluating Surgical Outcomes in Acute Cholecystectomies.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAcute cholecystitis is the major complication of biliary lithiasis, for which laparoscopic treatment has been established as the standard therapy. With longer life expectancy, acute cholecystitis has often been seen in elderly patients (>65 years old) and is often accompanied by comorbity and severe complications. We sought to compare the outcome of laparoscopic treatment for acute cholecystitis with special focus on comparison between elderly and nonelderly patients.
methodThis study was a prospective analysis of 190 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to acute cholecystitis or chronic acute cholecystitis, comparing elderly and nonelderly patients.
resultsOf 190 patients, 39 (21%) were elderly (>65 years old) and 151 (79%) were not elderly (< or =65 years), with conversion rates of 10.3% and 6.6% (P=0.49), respectively. The incidence of postoperative complications in elderly and nonelderly patients were the following, respectively: atelectasis 5.1% and 2.0% (P=0.27); respiratory infection 5.1% and 2.7% (P=0.6); bile leakage 5.1% and 2.0% (P=0.27), and intraabdominal abscess 1 case (0.7%) and no incidence (P = 1).
conclusionAccording to our data, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe and efficient procedure for the treatment of acute cholecystitis in patients older than 65 years of age.
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