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Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2003
Emphysematous cholecystitis is a relatively rare variant of acute cholecystitis with infection by gas-producing organisms. Diagnosis involves the demonstration of gas within the lumen or wall of the gallbladder by ultrasound or CT scan. In contrast to acute cholecystitis, emphysematous cholecystitis occurs more commonly in elderly and diabetic patients,
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Emphysematous cholecystitis is a relatively rare variant of acute cholecystitis with infection by gas-producing organisms. Diagnosis involves the demonstration of gas within the lumen or wall of the gallbladder by ultrasound or CT scan. In contrast to acute cholecystitis, emphysematous cholecystitis occurs more commonly in elderly and diabetic patients,
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Surgical Clinics of North America, 1988
Acute cholecystitis is a common cause of the acute abdomen. The diagnosis has been distinctly improved with the development of ultrasonography and hepatobiliary scanning over the past 20 years. The treatment is cholecystectomy, with early as opposed to delayed operation gaining increasing popularity nationwide.
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Acute cholecystitis is a common cause of the acute abdomen. The diagnosis has been distinctly improved with the development of ultrasonography and hepatobiliary scanning over the past 20 years. The treatment is cholecystectomy, with early as opposed to delayed operation gaining increasing popularity nationwide.
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Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 1981(Fibro) xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis is an uncommon lesion which may form a tumor-like mass in inflamed gallbladders. A few cases have been mistaken for neoplasms. In a review of 40 cases there were 26 associated with gallstones and nine with tumors of the biliary tract, six of which also had stones.
Z D, Goodman, K G, Ishak
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Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis
Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1988Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis, with their complications, remain major health problems in the United States. At this time, cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for all patients with symptomatic gallstones and those with acute cholecystitis, except those who are too ill to undergo surgery. Present therapeutic options may be summarized as follows:
E L, Taylor, T M, Harrington
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Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 1999
Patients with a diagnosis of acute cholecystitis need to be hospitalized, with surgery (ie, cholecystectomy) being the treatment of choice. While hospitalized, they should be treated with intravenous hydration and with intravenous antibiotics covering enteric organisms. They should receive nothing by mouth and may require a nasogastric tube if ileus is
, Mulagha, , Fromm
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Patients with a diagnosis of acute cholecystitis need to be hospitalized, with surgery (ie, cholecystectomy) being the treatment of choice. While hospitalized, they should be treated with intravenous hydration and with intravenous antibiotics covering enteric organisms. They should receive nothing by mouth and may require a nasogastric tube if ileus is
, Mulagha, , Fromm
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CHOLECYSTITIS WITH PERFORATION
Archives of Surgery, 1946IN AN attempt to determine the true incidence of perforation of the gallbladder in a large series of necropsies, a review was made of 12,000 consecutive routine autopsies done at the Los Angeles County Hospital from April 1936 to January 1942. It is evident from the results of this large series of necropsies that the incidence and mortality of ...
G A, JOHNSTONE, J E, OSTENDORPH
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Archives of Surgery, 1968
THE CAUSE of jaundice in patients with cholecystitis is not always obvious. If a common duct stone is not found, unproved causes of jaundice may be suggested to justify failure to adequately explore or to perform biopsy. Since jaundice may occur in nearly one third of patients with cholecystitis, and since a common duct stone is found in less than half
J C, Fish, D D, Williams, R D, Williams
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THE CAUSE of jaundice in patients with cholecystitis is not always obvious. If a common duct stone is not found, unproved causes of jaundice may be suggested to justify failure to adequately explore or to perform biopsy. Since jaundice may occur in nearly one third of patients with cholecystitis, and since a common duct stone is found in less than half
J C, Fish, D D, Williams, R D, Williams
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