Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Early or Delayed Cholecystectomy in Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Difficult Decisions in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Part of the book series: Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach ((DDSURGERY))

  • 1146 Accesses

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Swaroop VS, Chari ST, Clain JE. Severe acute pancreatitis. JAMA. 2004;291:2865–8.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Spanier BW, Dijkgraaf MG, Bruno MJ. Epidemiology, aetiology and outcome of acute and chronic pancreatitis: an update. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2008;22(1):45–63.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Banks PA, Freeman ML, Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. Practice guidelines in acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101(10):2379–400.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Banks PA, et al. Classification of acute pancreatitis – 2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus. Gut. 2013;62(1):102–11.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Kelly TR, Wagner DS. Gallstone pancreatitis: a prospective randomized trial of the timing of surgery. Surgery. 1988;104:600–4.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Wilson CT, de Moya MA. Cholecystectomy for acute gallstone pancreatitis: early vs delayed approach. Scand J Surg. 2010;99(2):81–5.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. Working Party of the British Society of Gastroenterology, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Association of Upper GI Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland. UK guidelines for the management of acute pancreatitis. Gut. 2005;54 Suppl 3:iii1–9.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Bakker OJ. Timing of cholecystectomy after mild biliary pancreatitis. Br J Surg. 2011;98(10):1446–54.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Tate JJ, Lau WY, Li AK. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary pancreatitis. Br J Surg. 1994;81(5):720–2.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. NIH Consensus conference. Gallstones and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. JAMA. 1993;269(8):1018–24.

    Google Scholar 

  11. Tang E, et al. Timing of laparoscopic surgery in gallstone pancreatitis. Arch Surg. 1995;130(5):496–9.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  12. Ranson JHC, Rifkind KM, Roses DF. Prognostic signs and the role of operative management in acute pancreatitis. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1974;139:69–74.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  13. Taylor E, Wong C. The optimal timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in mild gallstone pancreatitis. Am Surg. 2004;70(11):971–5.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  14. Aboulian A, et al. Early cholecystectomy safely decreases hospital stay in patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis: a randomized prospective study. Ann Surg. 2010;251(4):615–9.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Schirmer B. Timing of and indications for biliary tract surgery in acute necrotizing pancreatitis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2001;5(3):229–31.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  16. Heider TR, et al. Endoscopic sphincterotomy permits interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with moderately severe gallstone pancreatitis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006;10(1):1–5.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. Beger HG, et al. Natural course of acute pancreatitis. World J Surg. 1997;21(2):130–5.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  18. Uhl W, et al. Acute gallstone pancreatitis: timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in mild and severe disease. Surg Endosc. 1999;13(11):1070–6.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  19. Steinberg W, Tenner S. Acute pancreatitis. N Engl J Med. 1994;330(17):1198–210.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  20. Ito K, Ito H, Whang EE. Timing of cholecystectomy for biliary pancreatitis: do the data support current guidelines? J Gastrointest Surg. 2008;12(12):2164–70.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  21. Tse F, Yuan Y. Early routine endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography strategy versus early conservative management strategy in acute gallstone pancreatitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;5:CD009779.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  22. Fagenholz PJ, et al. Increasing United States hospital admissions for acute pancreatitis, 1988–2003. Ann Epidemiol. 2007;17(7):491–7.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  23. Mokdad AH, et al. The spread of the obesity epidemic in the United States, 1991–1998. JAMA. 1999;282(16):1519–22.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  24. Shaffer EA. Gallstone disease: epidemiology of gallbladder stone disease. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2006;20(6):981–96.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  25. Mador BD, Panton ON, Hameed SM. Early versus delayed cholecystectomy following endoscopic sphincterotomy for mild biliary pancreatitis. Surg Endosc. 2014;28(12):3337–42.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  26. Morris S, et al. Cost-effectiveness of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for mild acute gallstone pancreatitis. Br J Surg. 2014;101(7):828–35.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  27. Griniatsos J, Karvounis E, Isla A. Early versus delayed single-stage laparoscopic eradication for both gallstones and common bile duct stones in mild acute biliary pancreatitis. Am Surg. 2005;71(8):682–6.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  28. Rosing DK, et al. Early cholecystectomy for mild to moderate gallstone pancreatitis shortens hospital stay. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;205(6):762–6.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  29. Falor AE, et al. Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for mild gallstone pancreatitis: time for a paradigm shift. Arch Surg. 2012;147(11):1031–5.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Darren S. Bryan & Mustafa Hussain

Authors
  1. Darren S. Bryan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Mustafa Hussain
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Mustafa Hussain .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. The University of Chicago, CHICAGO, Illinois, USA

    J. Michael Millis

  2. The University of Chicago, CHICAGO, Illinois, USA

    Jeffrey B. Matthews

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Bryan, D.S., Hussain, M. (2016). Early or Delayed Cholecystectomy in Acute Gallstone Pancreatitis. In: Millis, J., Matthews, J. (eds) Difficult Decisions in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery. Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27365-5_36

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27365-5_36

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-319-27363-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-319-27365-5

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation