On CT or ultrasound, the gallbladder wall is thick. This is a relatively common finding in the emergency department and ICU, and it is one of the findings that makes one want to consider acute ...

TORONTO — For patients with acute cholecystitis, CT is not yet accurate enough to go straight from a scan to a treatment plan, new research shows. "My personal hypothesis was that CT was going to be ...

Acute cholecystitis accounts for about 9 percent of hospital admissions for acute abdominal pain. Because the clinical presentation of cholecystitis may be inconsistent, sonographic findings such as ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) should be considered for patients with acute cholecystitis who are unable to undergo surgery, according to a recent clinical practice update ...

The gallbladder is the first organ to check for right upper quadrant abdominal pain, but depending on the disease, ultrasound ...

An 81-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 1-day history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain, without fever or vomiting. Sixteen days before presentation, he had undergone ...

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis when surgery is not an option. This involves inserting a stent through an endoscope into the ...

The gallbladder is a small organ that holds bile from the liver and releases it into the small intestine to help with digestion. (1) When a gallstone forms, it can wedge itself in the ducts that ...

Cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder, a small pear-shaped, sac-like organ located in the upper right side of the abdomen, just below the liver. The liver produces a substance called ...

Cholangitis and cholecystitis are two conditions that share some similarities but have different causes and symptoms. Cholangitis affects the bile ducts, while cholecystitis affects the gallbladder.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis can be used when surgery is not an option, if standard arrangements are in place for clinical governance, consent and audit.