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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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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background With population aging and extended healthy life expectancy, the management of acute cholecystitis (AC) in patients aged ≥ 85 years has evolved. However, the Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG18) for AC provide no specific risk assessment criteria for this population.
Yuta Kobayashi +9 more
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Percutaneous cholecystostomy for patients with acute cholecystitis and an increased surgical risk [PDF]
, 1996 Purpose: To evaluate percutaneous cholecystostomy in patients with acute cholecystitis and an increased surgical risk. Methods: Thirty-three patients with acute cholecystitis (calculous, n = 22; acalculous, n = 11) underwent percutaneous cholecystostomy ...
Jeekel, J. (Hans) +4 more
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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 +5 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This study evaluated the educational impact of artificial intelligence (AI)‐navigation surgery that provides real‐time anatomical landmark recognition during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for medical students. Thirty students were randomized into surgeon‐guided, self‐learning, and AI‐learning groups, and their performance was assessed using Dice ...
Shigeo Ninomiya +8 more
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Operative complications and economic outcomes of cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019 BACKGROUND Recent management of acute cholecystitis favors same admission (SA) or emergent cholecystectomy based on overall shorter hospital stay and therefore cost savings.
Christopher P. Rice +7 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This retrospective study identified low preoperative psoas muscle volume, measured by computed tomography, as an independent predictor of postoperative complications in patients undergoing emergency surgery for strangulated small bowel obstruction. Low psoas muscle volume, particularly in older adults, was associated with cardiopulmonary and systemic ...
Takuya Shiraishi +9 more
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Bile Peritonitis in Acute Cholecystitis [PDF]
, 1990 A review of all patients treated for acute cholecystitis (n = 5848) during an 18-year period (1969-1986) at two hospitals (one practising early surgery in patients with acute cholecystitis and the other not) disclosed that 104 (1.8%) had bile within the ...
Andersson, R, Bengmark, S, Tranberg, KG
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Acta chirurgica Iugoslavica, 2003 Only 20 - 30% of patients with gallstones have symptoms and the probability of a patient with silent gallstones developing biliary-related pain is 1- 2% while the risk of developing a serious complication (e.g. empyema, perforation, peritonitis etc.) is less than 0.1% per year.
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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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