Open AccessA survey of surgical management of acute cholecystitis in eastern Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdulmohsen A. Al-Mulhim
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.54748
Subject(s) - medicine , subspecialty , acute cholecystitis , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , general surgery , cholecystitis , cholecystectomy , surgery , gallbladder , family medicine
It is now 60 years since early cholecystectomy was advocated for acute cholecystitis (AC). Yet, surgical opinion remains divided regarding its optimal timing. Furthermore, recent surveys have shown low utilization of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for AC.