TY - JOUR T1 - Mild biliary pancreatitis: interval (delayed) cholecystectomy is associated with readmission for recurrent biliary events JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - e11 LP - e11 DO - 10.1136/eb-2012-100847 VL - 18 IS - 2 AU - Vincenzo Neri Y1 - 2013/04/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/18/2/e11.abstract N2 - Commentary on: van Baal MC, Besselink MG, Bakker OJ, et al. for the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group. Timing of cholecystectomy after mild biliary pancreatitis: a systematic review. Ann Surg 2012; 255:860–66.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the object of wide debate in terms of its aetiology and association with chronic pancreatitis. Numerous classifications have been formulated and the variability in acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) presentation and severity adds complexity to efforts to study it. There are unanswered questions about diagnosis, presurgical treatment and timing of cholecystectomy. And ABP is not uncommon—there are 50 new cases per million people per year in Italy, and more than 220 000 patients … ER -