Abstract:INTRODUCTION
Acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) is the second surgical cause of emergency consultation in the Western world. According to the Tokyo International Guidelines 2018 (TIG18), the treatment of choice is laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with mild or moderate cholecystitis. However, in severe cases there is a great variability of therapeutic options. We analyzed the adequacy of antibiotic therapy by studying intraoperative cultures (bile and peritoneal fluid) and preoperativ… Show more
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