"Cholecystitis" 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.
Inflammation of the GALLBLADDER; generally caused by impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, or other diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D002764
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.130.564.263
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| Concept/Terms |
Cholecystitis- Cholecystitis
- Gallbladder Inflammation
- Inflammation, Gallbladder
Empyema, Gallbladder- Empyema, Gallbladder
- Gallbladder Empyema
- Empyema, Gall Bladder
- Gall Bladder Empyema
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholecystitis" by people in Profiles.
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Ursodiol Prescriptions Following Bariatric Surgery: National Prescribing Trends and Outcomes. Obes Surg. 2023 08; 33(8):2361-2367.
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Recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding and hepatic infarction after liver biopsy. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Feb 21; 20(7):1878-81.
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The use of laparoscopic ultrasound in difficult cholecystectomy cases significantly decreases morbidity. Surgery. 2013 Oct; 154(4):909-15; discussion 915-7.
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Multivariate analysis for predicting the presence of bacteria in bile in patients with acute cholecystitis. Eur J Surg. 1993 Oct; 159(10):531-4.
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Wound infection after cholecystectomy. Correlation between bacteria in bile and wound infection after operation on the gallbladder for acute and chronic gallstone disease. Eur J Surg. 1992 Feb; 158(2):109-12.
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Morphine-augmented cholescintigraphy in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1986 Dec; 147(6):1177-9.
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Acalculous cholecystitis in the neonate. Am J Dis Child. 1985 Sep; 139(9):893-5.