Background Gallstone disease is a frequent disorder in the Western world with a prevalence
of 10–20%. Recommendations for the assessment and management of gallstones vary …

Gallstones affect 20% of the Western population and will grow in clinical significance as
obesity and metabolic diseases become more prevalent. Gallbladder removal …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare clinical outcomes of early versus delayed
laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in acute cholecystitis with more than 72 hours of …

Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a life-threatening emergency that commonly occurs as a
complication of gallstones. Severe right upper quadrant pain, abdominal guarding, fever …

Objectives Acute cholecystitis is one of the most common surgical presentations in Australia
and increases with age. Guidelines recommend early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (within …

Background The aims of this prospective population-based cohort study were to identify the
patient and hospital characteristics associated with emergency cholecystectomy, and the …

Background The acute care surgery (ACS) model was developed to acknowledge the
complexity of a traditionally fractured emergency general surgery patient population …

Objective Existing data regarding endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) of ruptured abdominal
aortic aneurysm (rAAA) are conflicting in their findings. The purpose of this paper was to …

Background The application of early cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis remains
inconsistent across hospitals worldwide. Given the constrained nature of health care …

Purpose Age and comorbidities increase the surgical risk for patients with acute cholecystitis
and impact on the initial treatment selection. The aim of this article is the implementation of …