Diseases

Acute Cholecystitis

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.

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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.

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  • Cholecystitis, Acute

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2004

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  • Cholecystitis (1964-2003)

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  1. C06w.130.564w.263w.500

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WI 755

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acute Cholecystitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D041881. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D041881
  2. Acute Cholecystitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3682563