"Cholecystitis, Acute" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute inflammation of the GALLBLADDER wall. It is characterized by the presence of ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and LEUKOCYTOSIS. Gallstone obstruction of the CYSTIC DUCT is present in approximately 90% of the cases.
| Descriptor ID |
D041881
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.130.564.263.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholecystitis, Acute" by people in Profiles.
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Laparoscopic Ultrasound for Bile Duct Imaging during Cholecystectomy: Clinical Impact in 785 Consecutive Cases. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 05 01; 234(5):849-860.
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Acute cholecystitis: comparing clinical outcomes with TG13 severity and intended laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy in difficult operative cases. Surg Endosc. 2018 09; 32(9):3943-3948.
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Tokyo Guidelines 2018: diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis (with videos). J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2018 Jan; 25(1):41-54.
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Tokyo Guidelines 2018: antimicrobial therapy for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2018 Jan; 25(1):3-16.
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Tokyo Guidelines 2018: flowchart for the management of acute cholecystitis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2018 Jan; 25(1):55-72.
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Tokyo Guidelines 2018: management bundles for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2018 Jan; 25(1):96-100.
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Tokyo Guidelines 2018: management strategies for gallbladder drainage in patients with acute cholecystitis (with videos). J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2018 Jan; 25(1):87-95.