Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) in the management of acute cholecystitis in high risk patients [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of ultrasound-guided percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) regarding complications and outcome in the management of acute cholecystitis in patients high risk for surgery and anaesthesia and not responding to conservative ...
Masroor, Imrana, Saeed, Shaista Afzal
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Can neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predict operators’ difficulty in early cholecystectomies; a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
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. +4 more
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Acute Severe Calculous Cholecystitis with Multiorgan Failure Complicated by Scrub Typhus
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 +4 more
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Percutaneous cholecystostomy in acute acalculous cholecystitis [PDF]
Arbogast, Helmut +3 more
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Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis due to Salmonella Enteritidis in a Child with Influenza A (H1N1)v [PDF]
A colecistite aguda acalculosa é uma entidade pouco frequente na idade pediátrica e uma complicação rara da enterocolite por salmonelas não tifóides. A co-infecçãocom o virus influenza A (H1N1)v nunca foi previamente descrita.
Brito, MJ, Gouveia, C, Regala, J
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Acalculous Cholecystitis in COVID-19 Patients: A Narrative Review
Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) represents cholecystitis without gallstones, occurring in approximately 5–10% of all cases of acute cholecystitis in adults.
Evanthia Thomaidou +7 more
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The difficult gallbladder: A safe approach to a dangerous problem [PDF]
Brunt, L. Michael +2 more
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Kawasaki Disease Presenting as Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis [PDF]
Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a rare, potentially serious disease that has been associated with Kawasaki disease (KD) in children. Studies suggest that patients presenting with severe abdominal symptoms secondary to KD have increased resistance
Bridges, Lindsey C., Lipe, Demis N.
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy conversion rate and associated factors [PDF]
Objective: To identify risk factor/s for conversion to open cholecystectomy. Methodology A retrospective records review was carried out. Records of all patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy from January 2008 till December 2009 in Hospital ...
Osman , Mohd Firdauss
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