[Acute cholecystitis as a postoperative complication].

The literature data on acute cholecystitis occuring as a complication after operations on the abdominal organs are analysed. The author presents 3 own observations of cholecystitis in early postoperative period among 28,556 laparotomies. Taking into consideration the rarity of this complication, the author believes that the arguments adduced for simultaneous preventive cholecystectomy in operations for other abdominal organs diseases are dubious, especially in emergent abdominal surgery.