"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,
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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.
| 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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| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Rios-Diaz AJ, Oliver EA, Bevilacqua LA, Metcalfe D, Yeo CJ, Berghella V, Palazzo F. Is It Safe to Manage Acute Cholecystitis Nonoperatively During Pregnancy?: A Nationwide Analysis of Morbidity According to Management Strategy. Ann Surg. 2020 09 01; 272(3):449-456.
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Chung PJ, Smith MC, Roudnitsky V, Lee JS, Alfonso AE, Sugiyama G. A Calculated Risk: Performing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis on Patients with End Stage Renal Disease. Am Surg. 2018 Jun 01; 84(6):963-970.
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Shweiki E, Price TP, Patel PH, Koenig GJ, Beekley AC, Rittenhouse DW, Kaulback KR, Cohen MJ. Synchronous Acute Appendicitis and Acute Cholecystitis: A Discussion of a Century's Worth of Epidemiologic, Basic Science, and Clinical Research, Explicating the Pathophysiology of a Likely Underrecognized Historical Condition. Am Surg. 2016 Nov 01; 82(11):1140-1142.
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Pascarella S, Dadparvar S. Chilaiditi Sign on 99mTc-Mebrofenin Hepatobiliary Scan Mimicking Bile Leak in Acute Cholecystitis. Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Jun; 41(6):488-9.