The paper provides the results of two-year use of laparoscopic cholecy
stectomy as a treatment of calculous cholecystitis in patients with va
rious clinical and morphological types of calculous cholecystitis. Les
s intraoperative trauma, a mild postoperative period, and early activi
zation of patients, good cosmetic effect are indisputable advantages o
f this therapeutical method which is an alternative to an open operati
on for calculous cholecystitis.