Is Cholecystectomy Necessary after Choledocholithiasis Treatment for the Elderly or Patients with Many Comorbidities?
Cholecystectomy after choledocholithiasis treatment prevents recurrent biliary events, but conservation without cholecystectomy is a feasible option for patients with high aCCI scores.
Authors
- Takeshi Kubota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2246-3028)
- Harushi Osugi
- Yasuhiro Hibi
- Masahiro Shiihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3812-9786)
- Yasuhiro Sudo
- Tatsuo Inoue
- Norimasa Matsushita
Institutions
- Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digestive Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000540661
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00