Treatment of acute calculous cholecystitis

* We suggest empiric antibiotic therapy to all patients with acute calculous cholecystitis. Refer to UpToDate topic for selection, dosing, and duration information on antibiotics.

¶ Refer to related UpToDate topics for information on diagnosis and treatment of common bile duct stone.

Δ Laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be performed as early as possible during the same admission, preferably within 3 days of symptom onset.