BACKGROUND/AIMS: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for acute @entity2679 . Percutaneous cholecystostomy is an alternative treatment to resolve acute @entity32 in @entity1 with severe comorbidities. The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy after percutaneous cholecystostomy for the @entity1 with acute @entity2679 . METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted in @entity1 who underwent cholecystectomy after percutaneous cholecystostomy from January 2010 through November 2014. Seventy-four @entity1 were included in this study. The @entity1 were divided into two groups by the operation timing. Group I @entity1 underwent cholecystectomy within 10 days after percutaneous cholecystostomy (n=30) and group II @entity1 underwent cholecystectomy at more than 10 days after percutaneous cholecystostomy (n=44). RESULTS: There was no significant difference between groups in conversion rate to open surgery, operation time, perioperative complications rate, and days of hospital stay after operation. However, complications related to cholecystostomy such as catheter dislodgement occurred significantly more often in group II than group I (group I:group II=0%:18.2%; p=0.013). CONCLUSIONS: Timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy after percutaneous cholecystostomy did not influence postoperative outcomes. However, late surgery caused more complications related to cholecystostomy than early surgery. Therefore, early laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be considered over late surgery after percutaneous cholecystostomy insertion.

Timing of Cholecystectomy after Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammation'] @entity2679 :: ('MESH:D002764', 'Disease') :: ['cholecystitis']
@entity2679 :: (MESH:D002764,Disease) :: ['Cholecystitis']
