Acute cholecystitis: We can drain it! [PDF]
, 2013 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has recently been accepted as the standard treatment for acute cholecystitis patients. The major role of percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage has been temporarily stabilizing the patient's acute debilitating ...
Yoon, Hyun-Ki
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The impact of obesity on outcomes in patients undergoing emergency cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis [PDF]
, 2022 BACKGROUND: Obesity is a perceived risk factor for poorer surgical outcomes, including increased complication rates and mortality. As obesity rates rise annually, evaluating surgical outcomes in the obese population has become increasingly important ...
Terence C. Chua +9 more
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Predictors of acute gangrenous cholecystitis and its complications: a retrospective cohort study
BMC SurgeryIntroduction Acute gangrenous cholecystitis is a serious complication of acute cholecystitis. Predictors of its development and of its complications are not well established.
Noelle El Asmar +6 more
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography combined with SpyGlass digital system choledochoscope in treatment of gallbladder neck stones and acute cholecystitis [PDF]
Waike lilun yu shijian, 2020 Objective To investigate the safety and feasibility of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) combined with SpyGlass digital system (DS) choledochoscope in the treatment of gallbladder neck stones and acute cholecystitis.
WANG Hongguang, TAO Liying, GUO Qingmei
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Radical Resection of the Third Portion of the Duodenum for Secondary Aortoduodenal Fistula
Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Secondary aortoduodenal fistula most commonly involves the third portion of the duodenum and requires definitive management of both vascular and gastrointestinal components. We demonstrate a step‐by‐step technique for radical duodenal resection and reconstruction performed in structured collaboration with cardiovascular surgeons.
Koji Kubota +4 more
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The Role of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Acute Cholecystitis in Guinea Pig Gallbladder
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2016 Background/Aims: Acute cholecystitis is common in gallbladder motility disorder. Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) in the gallbladder are involved in the regulation of gallbladder motility.
Zhen-peng Huang +6 more
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Paediatric development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Abstract This review focuses on the development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics for paediatric use. Nuclear medicine plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of various childhood conditions, including cancers, infections and brain disorders.
Justin L. Hay +5 more
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Acute ischemic cholecystitis in Takayasu’s syndrome – a rare finding [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction. Takayasu’s arteritis or pulseless disease is a systemic inflammatory disease of an unknown etiology, affecting medium and large arteries and their branches, leading to stenosis, occlusions, or aneurysmal degeneration. It is more frequent in
Alexandru C. CARÂP +7 more
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Complications of Acute Cholecystitis in Elderly Patients [PDF]
, 2017 Acute cholecystitis is a pathological condition involving cholelithiasis with acute pain lasting 4 to 6 hours or clinical manifestation with prolonged biliary colic, accompanied by fever, laboratory evidence of inflammation or cholestasis.
Chaushev, D. +9 more
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Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2020 Acute acalculous cholecystitis is usually seen in association with systemic medical illness, or after surgery, trauma or burn and is considered as a more severe disease than acute calculous cholecystitis.
Ashok Kumar Pannu +6 more
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