@Article{, title={The benefit and feasibility of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy}, author={Haqqi I. Razzouki}, journal={Mustansiriya Medical Journal مجلة المستنصرية الطبية}, volume={13}, number={2}, pages={40-45}, year={2014}, abstract={Background: Acute cholecystitis is a common disease. The best managementin early cases is surgical, but the optimal timing for surgery remainscontroversial. With advances and increased experience in laparoscopicsurgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is increasingly being used in themanagement of acute cholecystitis.Aims: To determine the best time to operate in acute cholecytitis (early vs.delayed) and to compare the results of laparoscopic approach with those ofopen surgery in the treatment of acute cholecystitis .Patients and Methods: This was a prospective study done at al‐Yarmoukteaching hospital, Baghdad from Sep. 1st 2012 to Sep. 2nd 2013. All patientsadmitted with a proved diagnosis of acute cholecystitis were included. Thepatients were divided into two groups, the first group had earlycholecystectomy, laparoscopic (LC) or open (OC). The second group wastreated conservatively and delayed cholecystectomy was done. Detailedclinical, investigative and imaging data were recorded. The details of theoperative findings, procedures and early post‐operative complications, weredocumented.Results: There were 146 patients, 82.2% female and 17.8% male. The mean agewas 40±2 years. Early surgery was done for 32.8% of patients, 58.4% as alaparoscopic procedure, and 41.6% as an open procedure. Delayedcholecystectomy was done in 67.2% of cases. In the early group,the difficultywas minimal in 27.2%, moderate in 39.5%, marked in 25 % and very difficult withconversion done in 8.3%. Early complications were noticed in 4.2% in the earlyLC group, and 8.3% in the early OC. For delayed LC, 8.1% had earlycomplications vs. 6.1% for delayed OC.Conclusions: Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe and feasibleapproach to the management of acute cholecystitis.

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