Research progress of related risk factors and treatment of acute gangrenous cholecystitis

Acute gangrenous cholecystitis is a histologic diagnosis, mostly diagnosed by intraoperative or postoperative pathology.In China, as the aging population increases, the incidence of the disease increases steadily.AGC is still an indication of surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis (AC), but the diagnosis and treatment of AGC remains a challenge for clinical surgeons.However, preoperative clinical data such as age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, cholelithiasis disease history, laboratory examination and radiographic results are helpful in early diagnosis and reasonable surgical timing selection. Key words: Acute gangrenous cholecystitis; Acute cholecystitis; Risk factor; Treatment