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Research & Reviews  2,047 results

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Role of EUS-Guided Gallbladder Drainage in Acute Cholec...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2022.12.039
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology : the Official C... Irani SS, Sharzehi K et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - Endoscopic gallbladder drainage is a feasible and efficacious alternative to percutaneous drainage in the management of acute cholecystitis for high-risk surgical candidates. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage and per-oral cholecyst...

An Unusual Cause of Acute Cholecystitis.
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2023.03.217
Gastroenterology Ko PH, Tseng CW

Mar 26th, 2023 - An Unusual Cause of Acute Cholecystitis.|2023|Ko PH,Tseng CW,|

Cholecystoappendiceal Fistula From Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Requiring a Right Hemicol...
https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348231167402
The American Surgeon; Doño A, Schadt JC et. al.

Mar 25th, 2023 - Bilioenteric fistulae are rare and difficult to manage complications of chronic cholecystitis. While cholecystoduodenal and cholecystocolic fistulae are more common, a cholecystoappendiceal fistula is an extremely rare finding. We report the prese...

Bouveret syndrome: a rare complication of gallstone disease.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-253126
BMJ Case Reports; Karimi A, Ghandour O et. al.

Mar 24th, 2023 - A Caucasian man in his late 80s was admitted with central abdominal pain, abdominal distension and continuous vomiting, on the background of a recent admission for acute cholecystitis. The patient was managed for subacute bowel obstruction and was...

The Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Global Longitudinal (Peak) Registry: rationale and study...
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063605
BMJ Open; Grace RF, van Beers EJ et. al.

Mar 24th, 2023 - Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is a rare, under-recognised, hereditary condition that leads to chronic haemolytic anaemia and potentially serious secondary complications, such as iron overload, cholecystitis, pulmonary hypertension and extramedul...

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Guidelines  11 results

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Role of EUS-Guided Gallbladder Drainage in Acute Cholec...
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2022.12.039
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology : the Official C... Irani SS, Sharzehi K et. al.

Mar 27th, 2023 - Endoscopic gallbladder drainage is a feasible and efficacious alternative to percutaneous drainage in the management of acute cholecystitis for high-risk surgical candidates. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage and per-oral cholecyst...

Endoscopic therapies for gallbladder drainage.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2021.05.031
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; Saumoy M, Yang J et. al.

Aug 5th, 2021 - Endoscopic management of acute cholecystitis has expanded in patients who are considered nonoperative candidates. Traditionally managed with percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC), improvement in techniques and devices has led to increased use of endos...

Lumen-apposing metal stents (with videos).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2021.05.020
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; , Law RJ et. al.

Jul 28th, 2021 - Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) are a novel class of devices that have expanded the spectrum of endoscopic GI interventions. LAMSs with their dumbbell configuration, short saddle length, and large inner luminal diameter provide favorable stent...

2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatm...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7643471
World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES; Pisano M, Allievi N et. al.

Nov 7th, 2020 - Acute calculus cholecystitis (ACC) has a high incidence in the general population. The presence of several areas of uncertainty, along with the availability of new evidence, prompted the current update of the 2016 WSES (World Society of Emergency ...

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Right Upper Quadrant Pain.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2019.02.013
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR; , Peterson CM et. al.

May 6th, 2019 - Although right upper quadrant pain is a very common clinical presentation, it can be nonspecific. However, acute cholecystitis is very often the diagnosis of exclusion. This review focuses on the recommended imaging evaluation in the most commonly...

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Drugs  114 results see all →

Clinicaltrials.gov  163 results

HOW TO PERFORM SAFELY CHOLECYSTECTOMY FOR ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05744999

Mar 3rd, 2023 - The aim of this manuscript is to illustrate a new method permitting safe cholecystectomy in terms of complications with respect to the common bile duct (CBD). The core of this new technique is identification of the continuity of the cystic duct wi...

Bile Aspiration vs Drain in Acute Cholecystitis
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03012243

Mar 3rd, 2023 - Percutaneous cholecystostomy is a minimally invasive technique for treatment of cholecystitis. The cholecystostomy can be inserted transhepatically or transabdominally. The transhepatic route is preferred due to lower risk for bile leakage. The dr...

Ultrasonically Activated Scalpel Versus Electrocautery Based Dissection in Acute Cholecystitis Trial
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03014817

Mar 3rd, 2023 - Electrocautery is traditionally the method of choice for tissue dissection in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. As an alternative to electrocautery, the ultrasonically activated scalpel has proven to be an effective and safe instrument for the facilit...

Clinical Trial Comparing ERCP vs ERCP and Transmural Gall Bladder Drainage
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03921502

Mar 1st, 2023 - Introduction Cholelithiasis occurs in 10-20% of the general population (1). Up to 18% of these subjects will present symptoms and, of these, 1.5% will present an episode of pancreatitis, cholecystitis or acute cholangitis (2). In this way, the pat...

Prolonged Versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05736003

Feb 21st, 2023 - Gallbladder stone affects 10-15% of the adult population, and about 15-25% of these patients presented with acute cholecystitis (AC). Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is considered the treatment of choice for patients with AC, and recent studies ...

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News  140 results

Evolutions in endoscopy
https://www.mdedge.com/gihepnews/article/261173/endoscopy/evolutions-endoscopy

Mar 1st, 2023 - Dear colleagues, We continue our theme of highlighting innovations in gastroenterology by exploring how endoscopy continues to blur the lines with surgery. In this issue of Perspectives, Dr.

42-year-old man • altered mental status • vomiting • agitation • Dx?
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/260817/pain
MDedge Family Medicine; Faiza Khondoker, DO, Erik Weitz, DO et. al.

Jan 26th, 2023 - THE CASE A 42-year-old man with a history of bipolar disorder with psychotic features, asthma, and chronic pain was brought to the emergency department (ED) by his father due to altered mental status, coughing, and vomiting. The patient was unable.

EUS-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis
https://www.mdedge.com/gihepnews/article/257576/endoscopy/eus-guided-gallbladder-drainage-acute-cholecystitis
Shayan Irani, MBBS, MD

Sep 4th, 2022 - Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PT-GBD) is the most common, nonoperative method for gallbladder decompression in patients unfit for cholecystectomy. However, drain-related complications (20%-75%), including tube changes, dyscosmesi.

FDA Data Link Diabetes Drug Class to Gallbladder Disease
https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/diabetes/100464

Aug 30th, 2022 - An analysis of FDA's reporting system for adverse events turned up three dozen cases of acute gallbladder disease in patients taking glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for diabetes or weight loss, including three deaths. From 2005 t...

C-Section Babies Face Higher Crohn's Disease Risk Later in Life
https://www.medpagetoday.com/gastroenterology/inflammatoryboweldisease/100261

Aug 17th, 2022 - Birth via cesarean section was associated with a higher risk for developing Crohn's disease later in life, a population-based cohort study from Sweden found. In the study of over 1 million newborns, unadjusted univariate analysis found that certai...

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Patient Education  14 results see all →