Simsek, GurcanKartal, AdilSevinc, BarisTasci, Halil I.Dogan, Serhat2020-03-262020-03-2620151530-45151534-4908https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLE.0000000000000154https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/32025Introduction:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) now has become the golden standard in the treatment of symptomatic gallstone cholecystitis.Aim:This retrospective analysis was conducted to clarify the reasons of early return to the hospital after discharge following a procedure like LC that has been frequently performed in daily surgical practice.Materials and Methods:This study covers 586 patients, who were called to follow-ups and thus evaluated, of 676 patients who had had LCs at Meram Medical School's General Surgery Clinic between January 2010 and May 2011.Findings:The rate of representation to the hospital during the early phase following LC was found to be 2.4% in our study. It was observed that 71% of returning patients had presented to the hospital with complaints of abdominal pain.Discussion:We believe that the rate of 2.4% early return to the hospital in our series is a bit high when all the complications are taken into consideration. This retrospective analysis, however, has shown that this rate can further be decreased by taking simple measures.en10.1097/SLE.0000000000000154info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessreadmissioncomplicationlaparoscopiccholecystectomyArticle25325425725856134WOS:000356369000013Q3