Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy in mild acute biliary pancreatitis patients significantly improves outcomes.

• Early surgery (within 72 hours) cuts hospital stay to 5 days vs. 7 days (p < 0.05).
• Procedure time is shorter: 61.87 minutes vs. 66.77 minutes (p < 0.05).

Implementing early cholecystectomy can streamline surgical workflows without raising complication risks.

• No differences in complication rates (10% vs. 8.3%) or conversion to open surgery (3.3% vs. 5.0%).