Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis: A Pilot Study

In spite of worldwide acceptance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as gold standard for treatment of symptomatic gall bladder disease, the application of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis is associated with higher rate of morbidity & conversion to open surgery. However, in the hands of experienced surgeon, these difficulties can be overcome & similar results can be obtained as seen in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in cases of acute cholecystitis with cholelithiasis.