Point-of-care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Emphysematous Cholecystitis [PDF]
, 2020 A 49-year-old male presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and generalized weakness. The physical examination was positive for right upper quadrant tenderness and positive Murphy’s sign.
Al Hammadi, Fadwa, Buhumaid, Rasha
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Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2019 AbstractHemobilia, or hemorrhage into the biliary system, is an unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding most commonly seen in accidental or iatrogenic trauma. We present the rare case of a 43-year-old gentleman who presents with an intrahepatic pseudoaneurysm caused by cholecystitis.
David Buechner +3 more
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Flexibly Estimating and Interpreting Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Laparoscopic Surgery for Cholecystitis Patients [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Laparoscopic surgery has been shown through a number of randomized trials to be an effective form of treatment for cholecystitis. Given this evidence, one natural question for clinical practice is: does the effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery vary among patients?
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Association of diverse bacterial communities in human bile samples with biliary tract disorders: a survey using culture and polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis methods [PDF]
, 2016 Bacterial infection is considered a predisposing factor for disorders of the biliary tract. This study aimed to determine the diversity of bacterial communities in bile samples and their involvement in the occurrence of biliary tract diseases. A total of
Alebouyeh, M. +5 more
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A case of recurrent acute cholecystitis caused by Actinomyces odontolyticus, rare actinomycosis
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Backgrounds Actinomyces species are gram-positive, obligate anaerobic rods and are rare causes of cholecystitis. Because Actinomyces species are anaerobic bacteria, it is difficult for Actinomyces to survive in bile apart from A. naeslundii.
Kento Furuya +5 more
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Accidental hepatic artery ligation in humans [PDF]
, 1964 Despite the vast amount of information from experimental animals, it has been difficult to obtain a clear-cut picture of the effects of ligation of the hepatic artery in humans with relatively normal livers.
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Mendelian randomization rules out the causal relationship between serum lipids and cholecystitis
BMC Medical Genomics, 2021 Background The relationship between serum lipids and cholecystitis is still under investigation. To examine the causal effect of serum lipids on cholecystitis using the Mendelian randomization method.
Hongqun Yang +9 more
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Emphysematous cholecystitis: Imaging findings in nine patients
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2011 Objective: Emphysematous cholecystitis is a severe form of acute cholecystitis and can be rapidly fatal. We present the imaging features of nine patients with proven emphysematous cholecystitis.
Abhijit Sunnapwar +3 more
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An Early Holiday Surprise: Cholecystitis Wrapped in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy [PDF]
, 2020 This is a novel case report of a 44-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain wrapping around to her back. She had no risk factors for cardiac disease, but her initial electrocardiogram (ECG) showed a Wellens syndrome ...
Gould, Kevin +2 more
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Prognostic value of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for prediction of severe cholecystitis [PDF]
Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2018 Background: The predictive value of preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with cholecystitis has not been established. The aim of this study was to investigate preoperative NLR in patients with cholecystitis and to identify a ...
Micić Dušan +4 more
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