From: Cholecystectomy in Sweden 2000 – 2003: a nationwide study on procedures, patient characteristics, and mortality
Open cholecystectomy
n = 12675
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
n = 31409
p-value*
n
%
Gallbladder disease
11363
89.6
30409
96.8
Bile duct disease
192
1.5
113
0.4
Acute pancreatitis
373
2.9
622
2.0
Other diagnoses
747
5.9
265
0.8
< 0.001