Longitudinal trends in the population-based rates of severe gallstone disease was examined from 1988 to 2000 and it was found that there is a large increase in elective cholecystectomy rates after 1991. Increased utilization of cholecystectomy starting in 1991 was connected with an 18% reduction in the incidence of acute cholecystitis. Even though the incidence of acute biliary pancreatitis and cholangitis didn't decrease in 1992, the rates leveled off after increasing from 1988 to 1991.
 

There's been speculation that the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy might have resulted in inappropriate overuse of cholecystectomy. Although appropriateness of cholecystectomy can be assessed at the individual level by measuring pain alleviation or satisfaction following surgery, the dissemination of laparoscopic cholecystectomy am rapid and unexpected that there was little chance to assess alterations in appropriateness.
 

Increased rate of elective cholecystectomy were built with a large and immediate impact on the incidence of acute cholecystitis, although not around the incidence of biliary pancreatitis or cholangitis. Introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy resulted in an additional 59.5 elective cholecystectomies and 13.6 fewer hospital admissions due to severe gallbladder disease per 100 000 population per year between 1992 and 2000. Therefore, about 4-5 additional elective cholecystectomies were performed for every case of severe gallstone ailment that was potentially prevented. This may represent a favourable trade-off, since cholecystectomy for severe gallstone disease is assigned to a higher cost and risk of operative death than is elective cholecystectomy.
 

To conclude, the increase in the speed of elective cholecystectomy that occurred following the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1991 was connected with an overall decrease in the incidence of severe gallstone ailment that was entirely attributable to a decrease in the incidence of acute cholecystitis.  Findings claim that better pay of elective cholecystectomy could have a net help to the health of patients with gallbladder disease.