Abstract:Objective Toinvestigatetheeffectofsurgicaltiming oflaparoscopiccholecystectomy (LC)after percutaneoustranshepaticgallbladderdrainage (PTGD)ontherateofconversiontolaparotomyandseruminflammatory markersinpatientswithacuteseverecholecystitis(ASC).Methods Atotalof102patientswithASCwhoreceivedLCafter PTGDatJingzhouCentralHospital,HubeiProvincefromNovember2020toNovember2024wereselected.Accordingtothe interventiontimingofLC,thepatientsweredividedintoanearlygroup(n=53,LCat3-4weeksafterPTGD)andalate group(n=49,LCat7-8 weeksafterPTGD).Thedifferencesinsurgery-relatedindicators,lengthofstay (LOS), gallbladderwallthickness,gallbladderedema degree,levelsofserum inflammatory markers (procalcitonin (PCT), interleukin-6 (IL-6),C-reactiveprotein (CRP))andincidenceofcomplicationswerecomparedbetweenthetwogroups. Results Therewasnosignificantdifferenceintherateofconversiontolaparotomybetweenthetwogroups(P>0.05). Comparedwiththelategroup,theearlygroupdemonstratedshortersurgicalduration,lessintraoperativebloodloss,and shorterLOS(P<0.05).Compared withtheearlygroup,thelategroupexhibitedthinnergallbladderwalland milder gallbladderedemaseverity(P<0.05).Onpostoperativeday (POD)1,thelevelsofPCT,IL-6andCRPinbothgroups wereelevatedcomparedtopreoperativelevels,andthelevelswerelowerinthelategroupthanthoseintheearlygroup (P<0.05).OnPOD3,theselevelsdecreasedinbothgroupscomparedtopreoperativelevels,andthelevelsremainedlower inthelategroup(P<0.05).Therewasnosignificantdifferenceintheincidenceofcomplicationsbetweenthetwogroups (P>0.05).Conclusion LCat3-4weeksafterPTGDshortensthesurgicalduration,reducestheintraoperativebloodloss andLOS.LC at7-8 weeksafterPTGD resultsinslowerrecovery butdemonstrates morepronouncedreductionsin inflammatory markers,thinner gallbladder walls,and milder edema severity.Both surgicaltiming strategies show comparablerateofconversiontolaparotomyandincidenceofcomplications