Cholecystectomy for Biliary Gallstone Pancreatitis Is Often Not Performed During Index Hospitalization and Is Associated With Worse Outcomes

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Jan;20(1):233-235.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.12.002. Epub 2020 Dec 8.

Abstract

Guidelines recommend that patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis (GSP) without necrosis or infection should undergo cholecystectomy during the index hospitalization before discharge.1,2 However, in routine clinical practice, cholecystectomy is often performed several weeks after hospital discharge, or not performed at all.3.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cholecystectomy
  • Gallstones* / complications
  • Gallstones* / surgery
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Length of Stay
  • Pancreatitis* / diagnosis
  • Pancreatitis* / etiology
  • Retrospective Studies