Background Appendicitis is the most common general surgical emergency worldwide, but its
diagnosis remains challenging. The aim of this study was to determine whether existing risk …

Biliary lithiasis is a global disorder affecting nearly 20% of the world's population, although
most cases occur without symptoms. Gallbladder stones could move into the common bile …

Background A reliable system for grading operative difficulty of laparoscopic
cholecystectomy would standardise description of findings and reporting of outcomes. The …

Objective To assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of conservative management
compared with laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the prevention of symptoms and …

Introduction Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the gold-standard approach for
cholecystectomy, has surprisingly variable outcomes and conversion rates. Only recently …

Background Open conversion rates during laparoscopic cholecystectomy vary depending
on many factors. Surgeon experience and operative difficulty influence the decision to …

Gallstones affect 20% of the Western population and will grow in clinical significance as
obesity and metabolic diseases become more prevalent. Gallbladder removal …

Background Textbook outcome has been proposed as a tool for the assessment of
oncological surgical care. However, an international assessment in patients undergoing …

Background The optimal timing of cholecystectomy for patients admitted with acute
gallbladder pathology is unclear. Some studies have shown that emergency …

Background This study provides a global overview of the management of patients with acute
cholecystitis during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods CHOLECOVID is …