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gallbladder attacks (biliary colic)
precede acute cholecystitis. The pain
lasts longer in
cholecystitis than in a
typical gallbladder attack.
Without appropriate...
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acute cholecystitis and
elderly people". J R Coll Surg Edinb. 41 (2): 88–9. PMID 8632396. "
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remains so for a
prolonged period, the
person develops acute cholecystitis. Pain in
cholecystitis is
similar to that of
biliary colic, but
lasts longer than...
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treated with
removal of the
gallbladder (called a cholecystectomy).
Cholecystitis,
inflammation of the gallbladder, has a wide
range of causes, including...
-
usually have
normal vital signs with
biliary colic,
whereas patients with
cholecystitis are
usually febrile and more ill appearing. Lab
studies that should...
- first-line form of
imaging varies depending on indication. For
example for
cholecystitis,
cheaper and less
invasive ultrasound imaging may be preferred, while...
- are the most
common disease and can lead to
other diseases,
including Cholecystitis,
inflammation of the gallbladder, and
gallstone pancreatitis when the...
- sign
found on
physical examination, but both
signs are ****ociated with
cholecystitis When the
sonographer presses directly over the gallbladder, and the...
- is
diabetes and the
disease is
cholecystitis, a
hospital patient without diabetes is more
likely to have
cholecystitis than a
member of the
general po****tion...
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women than men,
usually in
seventh and
eighth decades Obesity Chronic cholecystitis and
cholelithiasis Primary sclerosing cholangitis Chronic typhoid infection...
