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The Association of Liver Enzymes With Acute Cholecystitis Diagnosed Using the Tokyo Criteria in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Case-Control Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Background Acute cholecystitis, an inflammation of the gallbladder, is often triggered by gallstones but can also result from ischemia, motility issues, chemical harm, and microbial infections.
Alessa MY, Alnajjar JS, Almarzooq MA, AlSharit MA, AlFares ST, Alamin AE, Aljomeah ZY, Albinsaad LS.   +7 more
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Incidence of acute cholecystitis underwent cholecystectomy in incident dialysis patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea [PDF]

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2022
Background Patients on dialysis have numerous gastrointestinal problems related to uremia, which may represent concealed cholecystitis. We investigated the incidence and risk of acute cholecystitis in dialysis patients and used national health insurance ...
Hanlim Choi, Soon Kil Kwon, Joung-Ho Han, Jun Su Lee, Gilwon Kang, Minseok Kang   +5 more
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ASPECTS OF ETIOPATHOGENY AND CLINICAL AND EVOLUTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS

Arta Medica, 2022
Objectives. Usual predisposing factors of acute acalculous cholecystitis are critical conditions, prolonged fasting, parenteral nutrition, sepsis.
Vladimir Hotineanu, Viorel Moraru, Petru Bujor, Ruxandra Știrbu, Galina Pavliuc, Sergiu Bujor   +5 more
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Impact of acute cholecystitis comorbidity on prognosis after surgery for gallbladder cancer: a propensity score analysis

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2023
Background Cholecystitis can represent a comorbidity during gallbladder cancer surgery; nonetheless, the prognostic impact of acute cholecystitis comorbidity remains unclear.
Yasuhiro Kihara, Hiroshi Yokomizo, Kenta Murotani   +2 more
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Abdominal wall abscess resembling urachal carcinoma caused by ileal diverticulitis

IJU Case Reports, Volume 6, Issue 1, Page 73-76, January 2023., 2023
Introduction We report a rare case of abdominal wall abscess caused by ileal diverticulitis that developed along the midline below the umbilicus and resembled a urachal carcinoma. Case presentation A 76‐year‐old woman with diabetes presented with abdominal enlargement below the umbilicus.
Naoki Imasato, Toshiki Kijima, Atsuko Takada‐Owada, Junki Fujita, Kohei Takei, Issei Suzuki, Daisaku Nishihara, Takatoshi Nakamura, Kazuyuki Ishida, Takao Kamai   +9 more
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Evaluation of the usefulness of costovertebral angle tenderness in patients with suspected ureteral stone

Journal of General and Family Medicine, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 56-58, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Background The usefulness of costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness for the diagnosis of a suspected ureteral stone remains controversial. Methods This single‐center, retrospective, observational study included patients aged 16–64 years with acute‐onset unilateral lower back pain or abdominal pain.
Hiroyasu Higuchi, Taku Harada, Juichi Hiroshige   +2 more
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Treatment of perforated acute cholecystitis with percutaneous cholecystostomy

Medicine Science, 2022
Acute cholecystitis is a common disease treated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a standard procedure. Perforated cholecystitis is a complication of acute cholecystitis and patients with comorbidities who have a high risk for the operation may also ...
Sevcan Alkan Kayaoglu
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Free‐breathing accelerated whole‐body MRI using an automated workflow: Comparison with conventional breath‐hold sequences

NMR in Biomedicine, Volume 36, Issue 2, February 2023., 2023
Free‐breathing whole‐body MRI in tandem with an automated user interface yielded similar diagnostic accuracy at equivalent image quality and shorter acquisition times compared with breath‐hold MR sequences. Scores for patient satisfaction were significantly better for free‐breathing compared with breath‐hold examinations, including significant ...
Vitali Koch, Domenica Merklein, Stephan Zangos, Katrin Eichler, Leon D. Gruenewald, Scherwin Mahmoudi, Christian Booz, Ibrahim Yel, Tommaso D'Angelo, Simon S. Martin, Simon Bernatz, Renate M. Hammerstingl, Moritz H. Albrecht, Jan‐Erik Scholtz, Benjamin Kaltenbach, Thomas J. Vogl, Marcel Langenbach, Tatjana Gruber‐Rouh   +17 more
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Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Abscesses—An Unknown Dual Pathology

Biomedicines, 2023
(1) Introduction and Aims: Little is known about the relationship between renal pathology and gallbladder pathology, although the two organs (the gallbladder and the right kidney) are in close proximity to one another.
Cristina Gluhovschi, Florica Gadalean, Silvia Velciov, Ligia Petrica, Ciprian Duta, Mircea Botoca, Daniela Cipu   +6 more
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Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence in robotic hepatobiliary surgery: A systematic review

The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, Volume 19, Issue 1, February 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Indocyanine green fluorescence (ICG‐F) stains hepatic tumours and delineates vascular and biliary structures in real‐time. We detail the efficacy of ICG‐F in robotic hepatobiliary surgery. Methods PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central were searched for original articles and meta‐analyses detailing the outcomes of ICG ...
Archit V. Potharazu, Antonio Gangemi
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