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JAMA, 2022 Gallbladder disease affects approximately 20 million people in the US. Acute cholecystitis is diagnosed in approximately 200 000 people in the US each year.Gallstone-associated cystic duct obstruction is responsible for 90% to 95% of the cases of acute cholecystitis.
Jared R, Gallaher, Anthony, Charles
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A Rare and Severe Multisystem Cascade of AKI, ARDS, and Septic Shock Leading to Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Young Scrub Typhus Patient: A Case Report From Nepal. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is an acute febrile illness prevalent in Nepal with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. Severe forms can lead to multiorgan dysfunction, including acute kidney injury (AKI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), septic shock, and rarely, acalculous cholecystitis.
Kaphle P +6 more
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Visceral Medicine, 2015 <b><i>Background:</i></b> The treatment of acute cholecystitis has been controversially discussed in the literature as there are no high-evidence-level data yet for determining the optimal point in time for surgical intervention. So far, the laparoscopic removal of the gallbladder within 72 h has been the most preferred approach
Schuld, Jochen, Glanemann, Matthias
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Active Gallbladder Lavage Using a Double-pigtail Plastic Stent Delivery System During Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Gallbladder Drainage (With Video). [PDF]
DEN OpenEndoscopic ultrasound‐guided gallbladder drainage using a double‐pigtail plastic stent (DPPS) harbors the risk of bile leakage and pneumoperitoneum through the anastomosis site. When the inner sheath of the DPPS system is retracted halfway back into the stent, multiple side holes emerge on the stent end, which accelerates the active gallbladder lavage.
Ban T +7 more
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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 +6 more
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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 +6 more
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to acute calculouscholecystitis in 16 weeks' in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer pregnancy: report of the first case [PDF]
, 2012 The most common casues of acute abdomen during pregnancy are acute appendicitis followed by acute cholecystitis. The case presented is a 33-year-old patient in 16 weeks' in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer pregnacy who developed acute ...
Augustin, Goran +2 more
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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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New diagnostic criteria and severity assessment of acute cholecystitis in revised Tokyo guidelines [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis (TG07) were published in 2007 as the world's first guidelines for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis.
Bornman, Philippus C. +32 more
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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 +7 more
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