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Initial Experience With Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gallbladder Drainage Using Lumen-apposing Metal Stents in Extremely Elderly and Frail Patients. [PDF]

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ABSTRACT Objectives Endoscopic ultrasound‐guided gallbladder drainage (EUS‐GBD) using lumen‐apposing metal stents (LAMS) is a treatment option for acute cholecystitis in high‐risk surgical patients. However, data on extremely elderly and frail patients are limited. We report our initial experience with EUS‐GBD using electrocautery‐enhanced LAMS in this
Kobayashi K, Nomura T, Ayaki M, Ogi T, Sato Y, Yamada M, Namima D, Fujita N, Yamana H, Kamada H, Funaki T, Kondo A, Ando Y, Suto H, Oshima M, Okano K, Kobara H.   +16 more
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Deep Brain Stimulation of Caudal Zona Incerta for Parkinson's Disease: One‐Year Follow‐Up and Electric Field Simulations

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, Teresa Nordin, Gun‐Marie Hariz, Karin Wårdell, Lars Forsgren, Marwan Hariz, Patric Blomstedt   +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, Engin Ozakın, Arif Alper Cevik, Nurdan Acar, Serkan Dogan, Filiz Baloglu Kaya, Taylan Kara   +6 more
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Acute Cholecystitis

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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Successful nonsurgical treatment for synchronous acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis: A case report and review of the literatures

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, Hao-Ming Chang, Ming-Lang Shih, Teng-Wei Chen, Chung-Bao Hsieh, De-Chuan Chan, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Guo-Shiou Liao   +7 more
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Acute cholecystitis and helminthic infestation

Journal of Acute Disease, 2019
Acute cholecystitis is an important acute medical problem, so acute disorder of the gall bladder requires good clinical management. There are several etiologies of acute cholecystitis.
Pathum Sookaromdee, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Synchronous presentation of acute acalculous cholecystitis and appendicitis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction Acute acalculous cholecystitis is traditionally associated with elderly or critically ill patients. Case presentation We present the case of an otherwise healthy 23-year-old Caucasian man who presented with acute right-sided abdominal pain ...
Sahebally Shaheel M, Burke John P, Nolan Niamh, Latif Amir   +3 more
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Acute acalculous cholecystitis complicating chemotherapy for acute myeloblastic leukemia

Leukemia Research Reports, 2015
Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a rare complication in the treatment of acute myeloblastic leukemia. Diagnosis of acute acalculous cholecystitis remains difficult during neutropenic period.
Olfa Kassar, Feten Kallel, Manel Ghorbel, Hatem Bellaaj, Zeineb Mnif, Moez Elloumi   +5 more
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Is the Mean Platelet Volume in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis an Inflammatory Marker? [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: Acute cholecystitis is an inflammatory disease of the gallbladder. Ultrasonography (US) is the initial and the most valuable method in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis.
Asli Tanrivermis Sayit, Pinar Hediye Gunbey, Yüksel Terzi   +2 more
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Antibiotic selection based on microbiology and resistance profiles of bile from gallbladder of patients with acute cholecystitis

Scientific Reports, 2021
With the progression of acute cholecystitis, antimicrobial therapy becomes important for infection control. Current antibiotic recommendations were mostly based on reports of patients with acute cholangitis whose bile specimens were sampled from the ...
Suk-Won Suh, Yoo Shin Choi, Seong-Ho Choi, Jae Hyuk Do, Hyoung-Chul Oh, Hong Jin Kim, Seung Eun Lee   +6 more
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