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Percutaneous Drainage versus Emergency Cholecystectomy for the Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis in Critically Ill Patients: Does it Matter? [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The aim if this study was to compare percutaneous drainage (PD) of the gallbladder to emergency cholecystectomy (EC) in a well-defined patient group with sepsis related to acute calculous/acalculous cholecystitis (ACC/AAC).
Calmes, J.-M, Demartines, N., Denys, A., Melloul, E., Schäfer, M.   +4 more
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Uptake and early outcomes of a meal replacement intervention in an ethnically diverse adult population living with obesity and significant comorbidity

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 5, Page 3924-3932, May 2026.
Abstract Aims Structured meal replacement low energy diets (MR‐LED) are effective in obesity management, but evidence for individuals of minority ethnic groups or those with BMI >35 kg/m2 and significant comorbidities is limited. Materials and methods We evaluated the early effectiveness of a weight management program delivered by a multidisciplinary ...
James Shand, Naomi Brosnahan, Yannan Jiang, Rinki Murphy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Frequency Of Empyema/Gangrene In Acute Cholecystitis And Its Relationship With Gender

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2019
Background: Cholecystectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures across the globe and is considered as a treatment of choice for majority cases of acute cholecystitis.
Saniya Ahmed, Rabia binte-Iftikhar, Mehreen Fatima   +2 more
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Surgical options in the management of cystic duct avulsion during laparoscopic cholecystectomy [PDF]

, 2008
Background Avulsion of cystic duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is not a common intraoperative complication, but may be encountered by any laparoscopic surgeon. Surgeons are rarely familiar with management of this condition.
Faramarz Karimian, Ali Aminian, Rasoul Mirsharifi, Farhad Mehrkhani   +3 more
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Percutaneous cholecystostomy as a nonsurgical option for treatment of acute cholecystitis in elderly patients

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2018
Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) in management of acute cholecystitis in elderly patients. Methods: Retrospective study of elderly patients (age ≥ 60 years) undergoing Ultrasound-guided PC for acute ...
Amr Mahmoud Abdel Samad, Abeer Abdelzaher Ibrahim, Yosra Abdelzaher Ibrahim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Choosing the optimal timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis with peripancreatic infiltrate

Український журнал клінічної хірургії
Objective. To determine the optimal timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute calculous cholecystitis with peripancreatic infiltrate. Materials and methods.
I. L. Kyazimov, A. A. Mamedov, E. A. Aliyeva, Z. T. Shirinov, F. Idrisov, Z. E. Namazova   +5 more
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Report of a case with gallbladder torsion

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2006
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Gallbladder torsion is a rare condition of acute abdomen that can lead to acute cholecystitis and gallbladder gangrene. Preoperative diagnosis of this condition is usually difficult and in the most cases, diagnosis achieved at ...
SR Hashemi
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Advances in general surgical laparoscopy [PDF]

, 2013
Minimally invasive surgery has been with us for the past century. The lasl thirty years have seen an exponential growth in the development of laparoscopic techniques which allow major surgery to be performed through smaller incisions and less ...
Abela, Jo Etienne
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Can neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predict operators’ difficulty in early cholecystectomies; a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Recent years has seen an increased trend toward “early cholecystectomy” following acute cholecystitis. Operators whilst performing cholecystectomy during acute cholecystitis commonly finds varying degree of inflammation ranging from soft ...
Ahmed, Salman E., Canelo, Ruben, Edilbe, M., Jonker, Leon, Rehman, Shafiq   +4 more
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Acute Severe Calculous Cholecystitis with Multiorgan Failure Complicated by Scrub Typhus

Case Reports in Surgery, 2019
Scrub typhus is a febrile illness and can present with manifestations ranging from subclinical symptoms to multiorgan failure and death. Scrub typhus is a rare etiology of acute cholecystitis. A patient presenting with the features of acute cholecystitis
Suman Acharya, Jayant Kumar Yadav, Nischal Khanal, Raju Bhandari, Bikal Ghimire   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source