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Gallstone disease is highly prevalent and is a common surgical indication. This chapter discusses the appropriate timing of surgical intervention in gallstone disease – specifically, in acute cholecystitis and gallstone pancreatitis. The surgical literature has long debated early versus late cholecystectomy in both disease processes. Large randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses suggest early cholecystectomy is beneficial in acute cholecystitis and mild gallstone pancreatitis. This chapter will also briefly discuss two important tenets of acute surgical intervention in gallstone disease: the critical view of safety and damage control cholecystectomy.
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Russell, D. (2019). Gallstone Disease and the Timing of Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis and Gallstone Pancreatitis. In: Lim, R. (eds) Multidisciplinary Approaches to Common Surgical Problems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12823-4_16
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