[Acute cholecystitis and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of age in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for the treatment of acute cholecystitis by determining the benefits and postoperative complications in patients older than 65 years.

Material And Method: Between January 2003 and March 2006, we performed 134 urgent LC for acute cholecystitis: 58 patients older than 65 years (group 1) were compared with 76 patients younger than 65 years (group 2). Preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative variables were compared between groups 1 and 2.