Purpose Cholecystitis presents significant treatment challenges, especially in elderly
patients with high surgical or anesthetic risks. While cholecystectomy remains the standard …

Background Patients undergoing active cancer therapy or with metastatic cancer are at
increased risk for acute cholecystitis and often present to general surgeons for evaluation …

The right trisectionectomy is the main treatment modality for locally advanced gallbladder
cancer with invasion of the intraparenchymal portal vein branches because it allows the …

This is an algorithm developed by the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Emergency General Surgery algorithms working group, 1 addressing the diagnostic …

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is considered the standard treatment option for symptomatic
cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis. However, in non-surgical candidates or patients …

We read with great interest the review on novel cryoablation therapy for cholecystitis by
McNiel et al. 1 Surgical cholecystectomy is the gold standard of treatment for acute …