Background: The most favorable moment for doing a cholecystectomy in cases of acute cholecystitis has been the focus of a great deal of study. In various studies, "early" cholecystectomy has been described differently, ranging from gallbladder surgery done within 3, 7, or 10 days of the onset of signs. On the other hand, "delayed" cholecystectomy has been described as the surgical procedure performed 7 or 45 days, or 6 weeks, following the initial diagnosis.