Prolonged versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: Time to change the concept – A multicenter randomized controlled trial

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the standard treatment for acute cholecystitis (AC) and is recommended within 72 hours (early LC, ELC) or six weeks (delayed LC, DLC) of symptom onset. Unfortunately, most patients presented after the 72 hours and refused initial conservative treatmen...

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Main Authors: Mohamed A. Omar, Alaa A. Redwan, Ayman Kamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South Valley University, Faculty of Medicine 2023-07-01
Series:SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://svuijm.journals.ekb.eg/article_315563.html