Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 5 , Pages 668-677 , May 2010

Failure to Perform Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis in Elderly Patients Is Associated with Increased Morbidity, Mortality, and Cost

Presented at Southern Surgical Association 121st Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, VA, December 2009.

  • Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Taylor S Riall, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-0541
    • ,
  • Dong Zhang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • ,
  • Courtney M. Townsend Jr, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • ,
  • Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • ,
  • James S. Goodwin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Received 11 December 2009 ,Accepted 29 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.12.031

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 210, Issue 5 , Pages 668-677 , May 2010

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