[Acute cholecystitis: is it still justified to delay surgery?].

Introduction: Acute cholecystitis treatment may initially be surgical or conservative with subsequent surgery; we reviewed the cases found in our centre, including their treatment and outcome.

Material And Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of treatment in 178 patients with acute cholecystitis during one year. We evaluated variables associated with patient characteristics, as well as clinical data, diagnostic tests, treatment and outcome.

[Transparieto-hepatic dilation of benign biliary stenosis: 5 years experience].

Objective: To assess the results of percutaneous transparieto-hepatic dilation of benign biliary stenosis achieved over a period of 5 years.

Design: A retrospective study to assess the technique, complications and the clinical, analytical and radiology results.

Patients: Data was gathered on 13 patients diagnosed in our Hospital between the years 2002 and 2006 with benign biliary stenosis and who had been treated using percutaneous dilation.