ALLMedicine Acute Cholecystitis Center

May 21st, 2020 - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the standard treatment for acute cholecystitis (AC), and it should be performed within 72 h of symptoms onset if possible. In many undesired situations, LC was performed beyond the golden 72 h. However, the saf...

May 9th, 2020 - While urgent percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) was introduced as an alternative to acute surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis (AC), the current place of PC in the treatment algorithm for AC is challenged. We evaluate demographics and outcome...

May 7th, 2020 - Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGBD) for acute cholecystitis (AC) after self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement is technically challenging and there are no reports about its outcome in a several cases. This study aims to ass...

Apr 27th, 2020 - Background: Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an inflammation of the gallbladder without gallstones in the setting of critical illness. It represents 2%-15% of acute cholecystitis (AC) cases. Bacteremia is associated with increased morbidity...

Apr 24th, 2020 - Single-operator peroral cholangioscopy cystic duct cannulation for transpapillary gallbladder stent placement in moderate- to high-surgical risk patients with acute cholecystitis (with videos).|2020|Ridtitid W,Piyachaturawat P,Teeratorn N,Angsuwat...

Jan 23rd, 2013 - Since its publication in 2007, the Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis (TG07) have been widely adopted. The validation of TG07 conducted in terms of clinical practice has shown that the diagnostic criteria fo...

Jan 11th, 2013 - Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGBD) is considered a safe alternative to early cholecystectomy, especially in surgically high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis. Although randomized prospective controlled trials are lacking, ...

May 21st, 2020 - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the standard treatment for acute cholecystitis (AC), and it should be performed within 72 h of symptoms onset if possible. In many undesired situations, LC was performed beyond the golden 72 h. However, the saf...

May 9th, 2020 - While urgent percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) was introduced as an alternative to acute surgical treatment for acute cholecystitis (AC), the current place of PC in the treatment algorithm for AC is challenged. We evaluate demographics and outcome...

May 7th, 2020 - Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage (ETGBD) for acute cholecystitis (AC) after self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement is technically challenging and there are no reports about its outcome in a several cases. This study aims to ass...

Apr 27th, 2020 - Background: Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an inflammation of the gallbladder without gallstones in the setting of critical illness. It represents 2%-15% of acute cholecystitis (AC) cases. Bacteremia is associated with increased morbidity...

Apr 24th, 2020 - Single-operator peroral cholangioscopy cystic duct cannulation for transpapillary gallbladder stent placement in moderate- to high-surgical risk patients with acute cholecystitis (with videos).|2020|Ridtitid W,Piyachaturawat P,Teeratorn N,Angsuwat...

Dec 15th, 2014 - Our Treatment An MRI of the abdomen revealed a right adrenal hematoma (Figure 2). This diagnosis was made after common causes of the right upper quadrant and right flank pain were excluded and was confirmed with an MRI of the abdomen.

Oct 1st, 2013 - Laparoscopic surgery has become the standard treatment for acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder), but its use is lower among nonwhites and the uninsured compared with privately insured and white patients. Res...

Introduction Acute cholecystitis (AC) is severe inflammation of the gallbladder (GB) with intense abdominal pain dominating the clinical presentation. AC is divided into acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) and acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC)....