American journal of surgery
Multidimensional impacts of the Lebanese economic crisis on the management of acute cholecystitis.
Ghassan Chakhtoura, Charbel Dargham, Farid Abi Habib, Richard Saade, Christopher El Hadi, Christian Mouawad, Michael Osseis, Joseph Gharios, Roger Noun
Published: 202510.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116781
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lebanon's overlapping economic collapse, COVID-19 pandemic, and Beirut port explosion have profoundly strained healthcare delivery. We assessed their impact on the severity and surgical management of acute cholecystitis. METHODS: We condu…
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