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Significance of ultrasonography in selecting methods for the treatment of acute cholecystitis [PDF]

, 2013
Surgical removal of the gallbladder is indicated in nearly all cases of complicated acute cholecystitis. In the 1990s, laparoscopic cholecystectomy became the method of choice in the treatment of cholecystolithiasis.
Ćwik, Grzegorz, Tomasz Skoczylas, Skoczylas, Tomasz, Grzegorz Wallner, Grzegorz Ćwik, Justyna Wyroślak-Najs, Wallner, Grzegorz, Wyroślak-Najs, Justyna   +7 more
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Surgical Appropriateness of Imaging in Acute Cholecystitis: A Danish Audit

Surgical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute cholecystitis is a common surgical condition, most frequently caused by gallstones. Ultrasound is recommended as the first‐line imaging modality, while CT and MRCP are reserved for inconclusive cases or suspected complications. Increasing use of CT in Denmark raises concerns regarding unnecessary radiation exposure. This study
Daniel Bornemann, Tobias Nord Neustrup, Anders Dalgaard Andersen, Sandra Soerensen, Theis Christmas Moeller, Peter Derek Christian Leutscher, Kathrine Holte   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altered microbiome of serum exosomes in patients with acute and chronic cholecystitis

BMC Microbiology
Background This study aimed to investigate the differences in the microbiota composition of serum exosomes from patients with acute and chronic cholecystitis.
Qing Zhu, Min-Xian Li, Ming-Chin Yu, Qi-Wen Ma, Ming-Jie Huang, Chun-Wei Lu, Chun-Bing Chen, Wen-Hung Chung, Chih-Jung Chang   +8 more
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The role of humoral immunity in predicting the development of acute destructive cholecystitis

Якутский медицинский журнал
The incidence of acute cholecystitis, to date, remains at the same level and amounts to 1.6 cases per 100,000 people. Mortality in this pathology ranges from 4 to 26%.
A. A. Yashnov, S. L. Lobanov, O. G. Konovalova, Yu. S. Khanina, M. A. Burtseva, A. N. Nikolaev   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute cholecystitis that must not be operated

PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020
Viral hepatitis A still endemic in African continent and this type of hepatitis can be complicated by an acute cholecystitis that is a common pathology in surgery.
Atef Mejri, Khaoula Arfaoui
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Acalculous cholecystitis is a common extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis E and suggests a more serious condition

Virology Journal, 2023
Background This study aimed to understand the incidence and clinical significance of acalculous cholecystitis in patients with acute hepatitis E (HE). Patients and methods A single center enrolled 114 patients with acute HE.
Xuemei Cao, Wei Jiang, Lingfeng Shi, Yanping Wang, Jie Chen, Wenxiang Huang, Shujun Zhang   +6 more
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When Enzymes Mislead: Assessing the Value of MRCP in Suspected Choledocholithiasis

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The diagnosis of choledocholithiasis (CDL) requires balancing timely intervention against the risks of unnecessary invasive procedures. Although liver function tests (LFTs) are widely used for risk stratification, their static values and short‐term trends remain poorly defined in predicting persistent common bile duct stones.
Renato Pitesa, Wai Yan (Rachel) Yuen, Nadia Meyer, Garth Poole, Primal Parry Singh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS

, 2018
Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder that take place usually because of an obstruction of the cystic duct by gallstones arising from the gallbladder.
Rawabi Mohammad Abdulhadi Alamri, Sarah Ahmed Hasan Alshalan, Duaa Hamed Sluiman Alahmadi, Razan Nabil Asiri
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Diagnostic Guidelines for the Evaluation of Choledocholithiasis in Patients With Acute Biliary Presentations: A Study of Their Applicability and Feasibility in a Publicly Funded Healthcare System

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The American and European Societies of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE and ESGE) have published diagnostic guidelines for the evaluation of choledocholithiasis. The applicability and feasibility of these guidelines in a publicly funded health care system, such as ours in Aotearoa New Zealand, are not known. This retrospective study
Henry C. K. Kwok, Alain C. Vandal, Andrew G. Hill, Andrew D. MacCormick   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis in Severe Trauma Patients: A Single Center Experience [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2015
Purpose: Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of acute acalculous cholecystitis is important, because it is associated with high mortality. In major trauma patients, besides the direct damage the trauma itself causes, many complications can occur due to ...
Jong Beom Kim, Yun Su Mun, Oh Sang Kwon, Min Koo Lee, Joo Seung Park, Je Ho Jang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source