DIFFERENTIATED SURGICAL STRATEGY FOR COMPLICATED FORMS OF ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Complicated forms of acute cholecystitis, including pericholecystic infiltrate, abscess, perforation with peritonitis, obstructive jaundice, cholangitis, and Mirizzi syndrome, occur in 30–45% of hospitalized patients and are associated with mortality rates reaching 8–15% among elderly patients with comorbidities. The s...