Objective:To study the clinical effect and value of laparoscopic surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis in aged patients.
Methods:The clinical data of 105 aged patients with acute cholecystitis undergoing cholecystectomy were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC, 68 cases) and open cholecystectomy (OC, 37 cases) group according to the operative procedure.
Results:LC was better than OC in terms of duration of operation, bowel function recovery time and postoperative hospital stay, which were statistically significant between the two groups (P＜0.01), but the indexes of blood loss,  amount of abdominal drainage and incidence of postoperative complications between the two groups showed no significant difference (P＞0.05).
Conclusions:Laparoscopic surgical treatment is safe and feasible for acute cholecystitis in aged patients.