2017 WSES and SICG guidelines on acute calcolous cholecystitis in elderly population

2017 WSES and SICG guidelines on acute calcolous cholecystitis in elderly population

Abstract Background Gallstone disease is very common afflicting 20 million people in the USA. In Europe, the overall incidence of gallstone disease is 18.8% in women and 9.5% in men. The frequency of gallstones related disease increases by age. The elderly population is increasing worldwide. Aim The...

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Main Authors: Michele Pisano, Marco Ceresoli, Stefania Cimbanassi, Kurinchi Gurusamy, Federico Coccolini, Giuseppe Borzellino, Gianluca Costa, Niccolò Allievi, Bruno Amato, Djamila Boerma, Pietro Calcagno, Luca Campanati, Fabio Cesare Campanile, Alberto Casati, Osvaldo Chiara, Antonio Crucitti, Salomone di Saverio, Marco Filauro, Francesco Gabrielli, Angelo Guttadauro, Yoram Kluger, Stefano Magnone, Cecilia Merli, Elia Poiasina, Alessandro Puzziello, Massimo Sartelli, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Subjects:
Acute calcolous cholecystitis
Elderly
Frailty
High-risk patients
Diagnosis
Surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-019-0224-7

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