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Point-of-care ultrasound to diagnose acute cholecystitis in the emergency department: A scoping review

, 2023
Introduction/Purpose: Ultrasound is the first-line imaging modality for suspected acute cholecystitis. This can be radiology-performed ultrasound or point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).
Joyce, A, Elsayed, T, Keijzers, G, Snelling, PJ   +3 more
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Risk Factors for Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis among Rural Older Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Medicina, 2022
Background and objectives: Acute cholecystitis causes acute abdominal pain and may necessitate emergency surgery or intensive antibiotic therapy and percutaneous drainage, depending on the patient’s condition. The symptoms of acute cholecystitis in older
Hirotaka Ikeda, Ryuichi Ohta, Chiaki Sano   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deep Brain Stimulation of Caudal Zona Incerta for Parkinson's Disease: One‐Year Follow‐Up and Electric Field Simulations

Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Objective To evaluate the effects of bilateral caudal zona incerta (cZi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) one year after surgery and to create anatomical improvement maps based on patient‐specific simulation of the electric field.
Rasmus Stenmark Persson, Teresa Nordin, Gun‐Marie Hariz, Karin Wårdell, Lars Forsgren, Marwan Hariz, Patric Blomstedt   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plasma Procalcitonin Is Useful for Predicting the Severity of Acute Cholecystitis

Emergency Medicine International, 2020
Background. Acute cholecystitis is a common complication of cholelithiasis. Delayed diagnosis may constitute morbidity and mortality; therefore, early diagnosis and determining the severity of acute cholecystitis are crucial. Objectives. This study aimed
Saben Sakalar, Engin Ozakın, Arif Alper Cevik, Nurdan Acar, Serkan Dogan, Filiz Baloglu Kaya, Taylan Kara   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Cholecystitis

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1975
Abstract One hundred and fifty-six successive patients have been admitted with the clinical diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and have been treated by operation on the next operating list. The diagnosis was correct in 154 and a diagnostic pathway has been determined.
P A, Raine, A A, Gunn
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Use of Gallbladder Width Measurement by Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis

Diagnostics, 2022
This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of gallbladder width measurement with computed tomography (CT) in patients with acute cholecystitis.
Yong Suk Park, Hee Yoon, Soo Yeon Kang, Ik Joon Jo, Sookyoung Woo, Guntak Lee, Jong Eun Park, Taerim Kim, Se Uk Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Won Chul Cha, Tae Gun Shin   +11 more
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Successful nonsurgical treatment for synchronous acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis: A case report and review of the literatures

Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014
Acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis are commonly seen in acute abdominal disease. However, it is rarely described that synchronous acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis presented.
Ting-Ying Lee, Hao-Ming Chang, Ming-Lang Shih, Teng-Wei Chen, Chung-Bao Hsieh, De-Chuan Chan, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Guo-Shiou Liao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute cholecystitis and helminthic infestation

Journal of Acute Disease, 2019
Acute cholecystitis is an important acute medical problem, so acute disorder of the gall bladder requires good clinical management. There are several etiologies of acute cholecystitis.
Pathum Sookaromdee, Viroj Wiwanitkit
doaj   +1 more source

Complicated Acute Cholecystitis: The Role of C-Reactive Protein and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio as Predictive Markers of Severity.

, 2021
Objectives The clinical diagnosis of complicated acute cholecystitis (CAC) remains difficult with several pathological or ultrasonography criteria used to differentiate it from uncomplicated acute cholecystitis (UAC).
Thakkar, Mehual, Mahmood, Fahad, Jambulingam, Periyathambi, Akingboye, Akinfemi, Malam, Yogeshkumar   +4 more
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Synchronous presentation of acute acalculous cholecystitis and appendicitis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Acute acalculous cholecystitis is traditionally associated with elderly or critically ill patients. Case presentation We present the case of an otherwise healthy 23-year-old Caucasian man who presented with acute right-sided abdominal pain ...
Sahebally Shaheel M, Burke John P, Nolan Niamh, Latif Amir   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source