Aim: to describe the management of acute calculous cholecystitis in a tertiary teaching hospital and the outcomes obtained.
Material And Methods: a retrospective single tertiary center cohort study.
Results: medical records of 487 patients were analyzed. The mean follow-up was 44.5 ± 17.0 months. Treatment alternatives were cholecystectomy (64.3%), conservative treatment (23.0%), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (17.4%), percutaneous cholecystostomy (10.7%) and endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (0.8%). Most cholecystectomies were delayed (88.8%). Recurrences occurred in 38.2% of patients. Although cholecystectomy was the therapeutic approach with the lowest recurrence rate once performed, 44.6% of patients that underwent delayed surgery had pre-surgical recurrences.
Conclusions: delayed cholecystectomy is still commonly performed, even though it is related with a high frequency of preoperative recurrences.
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Heliyon
January 2025
Department of General Surgery, Beijing Electric Power Hospital, State Grid Corporation of China, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100073, China.
Background: Super-elderly patients with choledocholithiasis are considered to be at high risk for undergoing surgery. While laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct exploration (LTCBDE) is regarded as a challenging procedure for super-elderly patients with choledocholithiasis, there have been no reported cases of its use in super-elderly patients over the age of 96.
Case Summary: This case study presents the case of a 96-year-old female patient with acute calculous cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
January 2025
Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul-Türkiye.
Introduction: Gallstone may cause complications of cholecystitis, gallbladder gangrene, perforation, and related sepsis. This study aims to identify how CRP and immune cells change in patients with acute calculous cholecystitis based on the severity of disease.
Method: Patients with acute calculous cholecystitis were categorized into three main groups-mild, moderate, and severe-based on the Tokyo guidelines.
Open Access Emerg Med
December 2024
Emergency Department, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital and University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Background: ST elevation combined with typical chest pain is an indication for acute coronary vascularization and is usually associated with acute myocardial infarction. Herein, we present an unusual case of ST elevation.
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with chest pain radiating to both arms and the back.
Cureus
October 2024
Department of Radiology, Tempe St. Luke's Hospital, Tempe, USA.
Double common bile duct (DCBD) is a rare congenital anomaly of the biliary system, characterized by the presence of two common bile ducts. The condition can be classified into five distinct types. Type Va DCBD is one of the rare congenital variations where both bile ducts open separately into the duodenum: one opens normally at the major duodenal papilla, and the second opens independently into the duodenum at a different site, usually proximal to the major duodenal papilla.
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November 2024
Vinogradov University Clinical Hospital - Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia.
Objective: To show the effectiveness of the indocyanine green application in laparoscopic cholecystectomy of any complexity.
Material And Methods: Our study used a domestically produced drug, namely indocyanine green, lyophilisate, which was diluted in water for injections. In addition, 4K equipment with the possibility of fluorescence of different manufacturers (Arthrex, ELEPS, KARL STORZ) was used.
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