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Acute Cholecystitis

Known as: CHOLECYSTITIS ACUTE, Cholecystitis, Acute, Cholecystitis, Acute [Disease/Finding] 
Acute inflammation of the GALLBLADDER wall. It is characterized by the presence of ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and LEUKOCYTOSIS. Gallstone obstruction of… 
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Acute Acalculous CholecystitisAngiocholecystitis without mention of calculus
Biliary tract structureEmpyema, GallbladderGallbladderGastrointestinal system

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Cholecystitis

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1987
1987
Large-cell lymphoma presenting as acute cholecystitis.
A 62-year-old woman presenting with a clinical picture of acute cholecystitis was found to have lymphoma upon pathological… 
1986
1986
Ultrasonic Guidance for Percutaneous Puncture and Drainage in Acute Cholecystitis
Thirteen patients presenting with acute cholecystitis and considered high surgical risks were treated with a percutaneous… 
1985
1985
Gallbladder bile in cholecystitis: in vitro MR evaluation.
Fifty-three samples of gallbladder bile were obtained at the time of cholecystectomy from patients with the clinical diagnosis of… 
1980
1980
Serendipity in technetium-99m dimethyl iminodiacetic acid cholescintigraphy: diagnosis of nonbiliary disorders in suspected acute cholecystitis.
Technetium-99m dimethyl iminodiacetic acid cholescintigraphy has contributed significantly to the diagnosis of acute and chronic… 
1980
1980
Biliary bacteremia at various stages of acute cholecystitis.
: The occurrence of bactibilia was studied in a series of 515 patients operated on at different stages of acute cholecystitis (AC… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
Common duct stones in patients with acute cholecystitis.
In a retrospective survey of 202 patients with acute cholecystitis 40 patients (19,8%) were found to have common duct stones. No… 
1977
1977
Surgical treatment of acute cholecystitis.
A study of the results of surgical treatment of patients with acute cholecystitis showed that cholecystectomy is a safe procedure… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Rapid roentgenologic diagnosis of acute cholecystitis.
A rapid and safe method of roentgenographic evaluation of the acutely inflamed wall of the gallbladder, infusion tomography of… 
1975
1975
ANTIBIOTICS IN ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS
In 460 cholecystectomies performed for acute cholecystitis 215 (47%) positive gallbladder bile cultures were obtained. In 73% of… 
1938
1938
Emphysematous Cholecystitis and Pericholecystitis1
FOR many years it has been an axiom accepted by the majority of roentgenologists that, without the aid of a contrast medium, the…