The severity grading of acute cholecystitis following the Tokyo Guidelines is the most powerful predictive factor for conversion from laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy

The relationship between the severity assessment of acute cholecystitis based on the Tokyo Guidelines and the risk for conversion from laparoscopic surgery to open surgery has been assessed in few previous reports, with conflicting results. A retrospective review of patients with acute cholecystitis...

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Published in:	Journal of visceral surgery Vol. 154; no. 4; pp. 239 - 243
Main Authors:	Bouassida, M., Chtourou, M.F., Charrada, H., Zribi, S., Hamzaoui, L., Mighri, M.M., Touinsi, H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.09.2017
Subjects:	Acute cholecystitis Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Cholecystitis, Acute - diagnosis Cholecystitis, Acute - surgery Conversion Conversion to Open Surgery - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Laparoscopy Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Conversion Acute cholecystitis Laparoscopy
ISSN:	1878-7886, 1878-7886
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