Abstract
This article defines the clinical entities of acute cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and cholangitis and provides an overview of the clinical presentation, laboratory and physical examination findings, imaging standards, and treatment guidelines for each.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 342-357 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Hospital Medicine Clinics |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Acute cholangitis
- Acute cholecystitis
- Biliary colic
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystostomy
- Choledocholithiasis
- Cholelithiasis
- Gallstone