Ultrasonographic findings in acute acalculous cholecystitis
| Autor: | Irwin Beckman, Joseph C. Young, Robert J. Sefczek, Anthony R. Lupetin, Jeffrey S. Anderson, Daniel L. Diamond, Nilima Dash |
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| Rok vydání: | 1985 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Urology Cholelithiasis Edema Internal medicine medicine Cholecystitis Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Aged Ultrasonography Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Gallbladder Hepatobiliary disease Gastroenterology General Medicine Hepatology Middle Aged bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Biliary tract Acute Disease Abdomen Female Radiology medicine.symptom Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Gastrointestinal radiology. 10(4) |
| ISSN: | 0364-2356 |
| Popis: | Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is usually seen as a complication of major surgery or trauma. Although this entity is well-known in the surgical literature, little has been written about it in the radiologic literature. A review of patient records from 1975 through 1982 revealed 16 patients with pathologically confirmed AAC on whom at least 1 sonographic study had been performed. Thickening of the gallbladder wall, a subserosal “halo” of edema, pericholecystic abscess, and marked gallbladder distention were consistent findings in AAC. In the proper clinical setting, these otherwise nonspecific findings allow a prompt and accurate diagnosis. |
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