Objective To summarize clinical experience of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute cholecystitis.Methods Two hundred and eighty patients with acute cholecystitis underwent LC in our hospita1.Results The LC was successfully completed in 268 cases,the other 12 patients were converted to open surgery because of massive adhesion at the Calot triangle (5 cases),severe hemorrhage (2 cases),Mirizzi syndrome (3 cases),Common bile duct injury (2 cases) were exectuted by bile duct repair and T tube drainage' and were Roux-en-Y chole-enterostomy).None of the patients had intra-abdominal hemorrhage,biliary leakage,or subphrenic abscess after the operation.Conclusions LC is safe and feasible in the treatment of acute cholecystitis,and successful surgery should be based on the skilled techniques and the knowledge of key points in the operation.Conversion to open surgery is necessary when LC is difficult.