SEVERITY-BASED CRITERIA FOR STAGED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF BENIGN ACUTE CHOLANGITIS

Abstract

The optimal surgical strategy for benign acute cholangitis remains debated, particularly regarding the choice between single-stage radical operations and staged minimally invasive decompression. The lack of objective, severity-based selection criteria contributes to high rates of septic and cholemic complications. Defining criteria that link the severity of cholangitis, its etiology and the degree of liver failure to the type and staging of intervention is therefore highly relevant.