Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Gallbladder surgery".)
International
United States
●Choosing Wisely: Don't routinely remove the gallbladder unless clinically indicated (2015)
Europe
United Kingdom
●NICE: Interventional procedures guidance on single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (2014)
Japan
●[In English] Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (JSHBPS): Tokyo guidelines – Flowchart for the management of acute cholecystitis (2018)
●[In English] JSHBPS: Tokyo guidelines – Management bundles for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis (2018)
●[In English] JSHBPS: Tokyo guidelines – Management strategies for gallbladder drainage in patients with acute cholecystitis (with videos) (2018)
●[In Japanese] Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE): Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for cholelithiasis, 2nd edition (2016)