Healthcare Disparities in the Management of Acute Cholecystitis: Impact of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Factors on Cholecystectomy vs Percutaneous Cholecystostomy

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[8] Takada T(1986)Die erste Cholecystektomie durch das Laparoskop Langenbecks Arch Klin Chir 369 804-1144

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[1] Yokoe M(2018)Tokyo Guidelines 2018: diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis (with videos) J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 25 41-54

[2] Hata J(2013)TG13 diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis (with videos) J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 20 35-46

[3] Takada T(2007)Diagnostic criteria and severity assessment of acute cholecystitis: Tokyo Guidelines J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 14 78-82

[4] Yokoe M(2007)SSAT patient care guidelines. Treatment of gallstone and gallbladder disease J Gastrointest Surg. 11 1222-1224

[5] Takada T(2010)SAGES guidelines for the clinical application of laparoscopic biliary tract surgery Surg Endosc. 24 2368-2386

[6] Strasberg SM(2019)American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency general surgery guideline summaries 2018: acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, and small bowel obstruction Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 4 e000281-98

[7] Hirota M(2014)Trends in cholecystectomy rates in a defined population during and after the period of transition from open to laparoscopic surgery Scand J Gastroenterol. 49 92-201

[8] Takada T(1986)Die erste Cholecystektomie durch das Laparoskop Langenbecks Arch Klin Chir 369 804-1144

[9] Kawarada Y(2011)Gallstones: environment, lifestyle and genes Dig Dis. 29 191-309

[10] Overby DW(2009)Burden of digestive diseases in the United States Part III: Liver, biliary tract, and pancreas Gastroenterology. 136 1134-738