2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-32690/v1
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Index Admission Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Our Experience after the Inception of Acute Care Surgery Programme

Abstract: Background: Gallstones are very common and frequently present as acute cholecystitis in up to 20 % of patients with symptomatic disease, with wide variation in severity. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) has become the gold standard for treatment of symptomatic disease. Although multiple studies have confirmed its safety, LC at index admission is still not widely practiced in Ireland. We present our experience of a cohort of patients who underwent index admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Cork University… Show more

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