Acute cholecystitis – early laparoskopic surgery versus antibiotic therapy and delayed elective cholecystectomy: ACDC-study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acute cholecystitis occurs frequently in the elderly and in patients with gall stones. Most cases of severe or recurrent cholecystitis eventually require surgery, usually laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the Western World. It is uncle...

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Main Authors: Büchler Markus W, Encke Jens, Köninger Jörg, Weigand Kilian, Stremmel Wolfgang, Gutt Carsten N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/8/1/29