Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Management of ACC Within Versus After 3 Days

Acute Calculous Cholecystitis Clinical Trial

Official title: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Management of Acute Calculous Cholecystitis Within Versus After 3 Days of Disease Onset

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study was aimed to assess the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute calculous cholecystitis in terms of conversion rates, postoperative complications and length of hospital stay within and after 3 days of symptoms onset.

Clinical Trial Description

The study aims to evaluate the safety and competency of laparoscopic cholecystectomy as surgical management of acute calculous cholecystitis within and after 72h of symptom onset.

This study included 62 patients with acute calculous cholecystitis. Patients are divided into 2 study groups by the time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy comparing to the onset of symptoms and categorized as Group A & B. Immediate laparoscopic cholecystectomy is performed in Group A. while late laparoscopic cholecystectomy is performed in Group B. Patients in both groups monitored since admission, during operations, and along the postoperative period. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acute Calculous Cholecystitis
• Cholecystitis
• Cholecystitis, Acute

• NCT number: NCT03477253
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Assiut University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2017
• Completion date: April 1, 2020