• General Surgery Center of PLA, General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Chengdu 610083, China;
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Objective  To study the suitable operation method of elderly patients with acute cholecystitis.
Methods  The clinical data of 149 elderly patients with acute cholecystitis were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were divided into two groups according to the operation: open cholecystectomy group (OC group, n=76) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy group (LC group, n=73). Some clinical data were compared in this paper such as operation time, blood loss, length of hospital stay, time of resumption of food, time of intestinal function recovery and complications.
Results  No marked difference was found between OC group and LC group about basic data except WBC count and examination of gallbladder by B ultrasound(P>0.05). But there were significant difference in operation time, blood loss, time of resumption of food, time of intestinal function recovery, length of hospital stay and complications between OC group and LC group (P<0.01).
Conclusion  Individualized treatment should be emphasized on elderly patients with acute cholecystitis. Selection of OC or LC to these patients should be based on the clinical condition and taken the safety as the first principle.

Citation: WANG Yu,DAI Ruiwu,YAN Yong,YANG Shuojun. Selection Strategy of Elderly Patients with Acute Cholecystitis: Open vs. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2009, 16(7): 563-565. doi: Copy