Appropriate Timing of Cholecystectomy in Patients Who Present With Moderate to Severe Gallstone-Associated Acute Pancreatitis With Peripancreatic Fluid Collections

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Summary Background Data:Standard management of gallstone-associated acute pancreatitis calls for cholecystectomy to be performed during the same hospitalization after acute symptoms have subsided. However, infectious complications are common when cholecystectomy is performed sooner than 3 weeks after severe acute pancreatitis. Fluid collections, common in patients with moderate to severe acute pancreatitis, are additionally problematic. No previous study has examined the role of peripancreatic fluid collections and subsequent pseudocyst in outcomes after cholecystectomy in these patients.