Evaluation of postoperative hospital stay in laparoscopic cholecystitis in acute cholecystitatis

Gallbladder removal is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. Gallbladder removal surgery is usually performed with minimally invasive techniques and the medical name for this procedure is Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC). Gallstones occur worldwide, however it is commonest among North American Indians and Hispanics but low in Asian and African populations. Increased experience and improvements in the application have proved LC to be safe and feasible in patients with acute cholecystitis, and LC has been shown to be preferable to open cholecystectomy. LC not only reduces the operation time, but also duration of symptoms and length of hospital stay, as described in the Tokyo guidelines.