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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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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.
Alessandri +69 more
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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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COVID-19 with acute cholecystitis: a case report
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) presents a major threat to public health and has rapidly spread worldwide since the outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in 2019.
Mingliang Ying +8 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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Endoscopy, 2019 Background Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGBD) and endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUSGBD) are alternatives to percutaneous gallbladder drainage (PCGBD) for patients with acute cholecystitis who are unfit for surgery.
B. Mohan +6 more
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Do I Need to Operate on That in the Middle of the Night? Development of a Nomogram for the Diagnosis of Severe Acute Cholecystitis [PDF]
, 2018 Background Some authors have proposed different predictive factors of severe acute cholecystitis, but generally, the results of risk analyses are expressed as odds ratios, which makes it difficult to apply in the clinical practice of the acute care ...
Andreotti, Dario +7 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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How to treat remnant cholecystitis after subtotal cholecystectomy: two case reports
Surgical Case Reports, 2021 Background Subtotal cholecystectomy in patients with severe acute cholecystitis is considered a “bailout” option when the safety of the bile duct cannot be guaranteed. However, subtotal cholecystectomy has a long-term risk of remnant cholecystitis.
Taisei Teshima +10 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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