Increased Surgical Morbidity in Patients with Choledocholithiasis and Gallstone Pancreatitis with Concomitant Acute Cholecystitis
Gallstone pancreatitis (GP) or choledocholithiasis (CD) with acute cholecystitis (AC) has been described. Clinical implications of concurrent AC remain poorly defined. We tested the null hypothesis that AC is not associated with increased morbidity during cholecystectomy (CCY) for GP or CD.
Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Alessia Cioci, Eva Urrechaga, Khaled Abdul Jawad, Lauren Baker, Margo Stapleton, Mark Buzzelli, Daniel Yeh, Rishi Rattan, Nicholas Namias, Kenneth Proctor Tags: General Surgery Source Type: research