The impact of dementia on surgical outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis and acute cholecystitis: A retrospective study.

Patients with dementia who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy have a high incidence of acute cholecystitis and a high rate of percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage, which may result in increased rates of conversion to laparotomy and prolong the postoperative hospital stay.