Surgical treatment of acute cholecystitis in diabetics

The course of the disease analyzed in 104 patients has shown the correlation between severity of acute cholecystitis and the degree of diabetes mellitus, i. e. the "syndrome of mutual aggravation". The active- temporizing tactics is recommended. The data obtained show the timely operation with a radical removal of the inflammation focus in combination with an adequate correction of carbohydrate metabolism by high doses of insulin to be a successful method of treatment of acute cholecystitis in patients with diabetes mellitus.