Early and late Biliary Complications of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the standard of care for the elective management of cholelithiasis. Little information exists, however, regarding the appropriateness of this procedure in the setting of acute symptomatology. Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute and severe acute cholecystitis based on early and late biliary complications, their incidence and management, and conversion rates to open surgery. Methods: A prospective study done between April 2007 and November 2010, in the department of general surgery, medical city teaching hospital, Baghdad. Includes patients with acute cholecystitis admitted for laparoscopic cholecystectomy; they were divided into two groups, (group 1) including patients with acute cholecystitis; (group 2) including patients with severe acute cholecystitis.