Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Advances in the management of acute cholecystitis |
| Authors: |
Danny Mou, Tomas Tesfasilassie, Sameer Hirji, Stanley W. Ashley |
| Source: |
Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 247-253 (2019) |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley, 2019. |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Surgery
LCC:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology |
| Subject Terms: |
cholecystectomy, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, percutaneous cholecystostomy, Surgery, RD1-811, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, RC799-869 |
| More Details: |
Abstract The diagnosis and management of acute cholecystitis (AC) continues to evolve. Among the most common surgically treated conditions in the USA, appropriate diagnosis and management of AC require astute clinical judgment and operative skill. Useful diagnostic and grading systems have been developed, most notably the Tokyo guidelines, but some recent clinical validation studies have questioned their generalizability to the US population. The timing of surgical intervention is another area that requires further investigation. US surgeons traditionally pursue laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for AC patients with symptoms onset |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2475-0328 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2475-0328 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/ags3.12240 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/ba6e0ecc8e524d489dc2d1646a400291 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.ba6e0ecc8e524d489dc2d1646a400291 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
