cholecystitis


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cho·le·cys·ti·tis

 (kō′lĭ-sĭ-stī′tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the gallbladder.
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cholecystitis

(ˌkɒlɪsɪsˈtaɪtɪs)
n
(Pathology) inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
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cho•le•cys•ti•tis

(ˌkoʊ lə sɪˈstaɪ tɪs, ˌkɒl ə-)

n.
inflammation of the gallbladder.
[1865–70]
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Noun1.cholecystitis - inflammation of the gall bladder
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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Translations

cho·le·cys·ti·tis

n. colecistitis, infl. de la vesícula biliar.
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cholecystitis

n colecistitis f; acalculous — colecistitis alitiásica or acalculosa
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Inamori et al., "Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder stenting for recurrent acute acalculus cholecystitis after failed endoscopic attempt," Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, vol.
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Acute Cholecystitis and Acute Pancreatitis related to Hemobilia after Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
Gallbladder perforation is a rare but devastating complication of acute cholecystitis with or without gallstones.
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Similar findings were seen for each of the four categories of gallbladder- or biliary tract-related events (uncomplicated gallbladder stones, complicated gallbladder stones, cholecystitis with/without gallbladder stones, and biliary obstruction).
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Due to the presence of recurrent abdominal pain, the possibility of chronic cholecystitis could not be excluded and the patient underwent laparoscopic surgery for removal of the gallbladder.
A case of an absent gall bladder presenting as biliary colic in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi
Acute cholecystitis is an acute inflammatory condition of the gall bladder; 95% of cases of acute cholecystitis are due to an obstructing calculus in the gall bladder neck or cystic duct.
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Interestingly, 6%-17% of gallbladders removed for cholecystitis contain no gall stones, and its etiological mechanisms have been postulated for acalculous cholecystitis (AC) (2).
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Cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, and bile duct malignancies have been implicated as etiologies of cholecystopathy.
A SPONTANEOUS CHOLECYSTOCUTANEOUS FISTULA CASE AND ITS MANAGEMENT
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ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS IN A CHILD WITH HEPATITIS A INFECTION
A TEAE of acute cholecystitis resulted in death in one placebo-treated patient.
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