Background: The most prevalent consequence of cholelithiasis is acute cholecystitis (AC), which is also one of the most common diseases needing emergency surgery in the elderly.
Aim and objectives: The goal of this training was to assess the characteristics, management, results, and danger factors for complications of acute cholecystitis in elderly patients. Furthermore, proof of our current management strategy or recommendations for its modification was sought.
Patients and methods: Twenty patients over sixty-five years old with acute cholecystitis were submitted to elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Al-Azher University hospitals. Sixteen of them were females (80%) and four were males (20%).
Result; The mean operative time for all nineteen patients undergoing successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 82 minutes, Complications developed in three cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. These complications were: Operative bleeding: occurred in two cases. Bile leaking: occurred in one case.
Conclusion: In conclusion, although delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy is linked with greater intraoperative and postoperative complications than early intervention, surgeons should favor early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the treatment of acute cholecystitis due to the benefit of a shorter hospital stay.