Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. Doctors usually treat cholecystitis by surgically removing this organ, known as a cholecystectomy. Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder, ...

GANGRENE of the gall bladder is a complete necrosis of a portion of the wall in one or more areas, and is frequently followed by perforation. Since 1844, when James Duncan, 1 of the Royal Infirmary in ...

Antibiotics are typically the first-line treatment for acute cholecystitis, which people usually receive in a hospital setting. Examples include penicillins, cephalosporins, and quinolones. Acute ...

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CLINICAL findings and laboratory tests frequently fail to indicate accurately the pathologic status of the gall bladder in acute cholecystitis. Gangrene with incipient or actual perforation may exist ...

Crigler-Najjar syndrome (CNS) and Gilbert syndrome (GS) are rare autosomal recessive disorders causing unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to reduced UGT1A1 enzyme activity, with CNS type 2 (CNS2) ...

Gallbladder wall thickening can be a sign of a cancerous or noncancerous gallbladder condition. Some conditions other than gallbladder cancer, like hepatitis, can also cause gallbladder thickening.