Timing of Interval Cholecystectomy After Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in High-Risk Acute Cholecystitis: Early (≤4 Weeks) Versus Delayed (>4 Weeks) Surgery — A Retrospective Cohort Study

Key Points

• To determine the optimal timing for interval cholecystectomy after percutaneous cholecystostomy in patients with acute cholecystitis.
• Retrospective cohort design
• Comparison of early (≤4 weeks) and delayed (>4 weeks) surgery
• Sample included high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis
• Early surgery showed reduced complications compared to delayed surgery
• Patients who underwent early surgery had shorter hospital stays
• Overall recovery rates were higher in the early surgery group