A 52-year-old woman with a 2-week history of right upper quadrant pain, fever (38.5°C), and leukocytosis (WBC 14,000/μL) is found to have acute cholecystitis on ultrasound. Regarding the management and complications of acute cholecystitis, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

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