• Risk factors for acalculous cholecystitis include diabetes, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, vascular disease, total parenteral nutrition, prolonged fasting, or being an intensive care unit (ICU) patient. (medscape.com)
  • the development of complications such as gangrene or perforation renders the prognosis less favorable. (medscape.com)
  • citation needed] The presence of gallstones can lead to inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis) or the biliary tree (cholangitis) or acute inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis). (wikipedia.org)
  • Surgical treatment choices are based on the patient's clinical condition: less radical surgical procedures such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are done emergently in sick patients with ascending cholangitis or gall stone pancreatitis. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • Furthermore, biliary pain may be associated with functional disorders of the biliary tract, so-called acalculous biliary pain (pain without stones), and can even be found in patients post-cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder), possibly as a consequence of dysfunction of the biliary tree and the sphincter of Oddi. (wikipedia.org)
  • Complications from gallstone disease is 0.3% per year and therefore prophylactic cholecystectomy are rarely indicated unless part of a special population that includes porcelain gallbladder, individuals eligible for organ transplant, diabetics and those with sickle cell anemia. (wikipedia.org)
  • A laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the treatment of choice for gallbladder diseases. (hvt-journal.com)
  • Analysis was done retrospectively with the emphasis on the outcome including all complications, conversion rate, hospital stay and operation time after elective cholecystectomy. (hvt-journal.com)
  • Signs of complications include high fever, shock and jaundice . (wikizero.com)
  • Typical gallbladder colic generally includes 1-5 hours of constant pain, most commonly in the epigastrium or right upper quadrant. (medscape.com)
  • 50% of NAFLD patients could develop were specified prior to the literature search with complications as steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, fibrosis, Prospero (CRD42016032764). (egyptianjournal.xyz)
  • [1] Risk factors for gallstones include birth control pills , pregnancy , a family history of gallstones, obesity , diabetes , liver disease , or rapid weight loss . (wikizero.com)
  • The gallbladder is an organ located underneath the liver in the upper right part of the belly just below the ribcage. (apsapedsurg.org)
  • Gallstone formation occurs from the precipitation of crystals that aggregate to form stones. (wikipedia.org)
  • The onset of pain develops hours after a meal, occurs frequently at night, and awakens the patient from sleep. (medscape.com)
  • The gold standard imaging modality for the presence of gallstones is ultrasound of the right upper quadrant. (wikipedia.org)
  • It may occur as a complication of burns or multiple trauma, and patients are very ill on presentation. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • [5] Women more commonly have stones than men and they occur more commonly after age 40. (wikizero.com)
  • A number of complications may occur from cholecystitis if not detected early or properly treated. (wikizero.com)
  • Complications can occur in 8-11% of cases (8, 11). (hvt-journal.com)
  • Biliary pain in the absence of gallstones, known as postcholecystectomy syndrome, may severely affect the patient's quality of life, even in the absence of disease progression. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, the presence of gallstones is a frequent incidental finding and does not always necessitate treatment, in the absence of identifiable disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gall bladder disease (specifically gall stones) is the most common abdominal complaint causing hospital admission in the developed world. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • The patient may be flushed, jaundiced, dehydrated, tachycardic and hypotensive, all depending on the stage of gall stone disease continuum. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • The aim of this study is to analyze 7557 cases of LC and observe the changes of outcomes of LC for gallbladder (GB) disease over 8.9 years in our institution. (hvt-journal.com)
  • Other complications include inflammation of the pancreas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gallstones most commonly consist of cholesterol but may be pigmented (due to hemolysis or infection) or mixed. (amboss.com)
  • Treatment of cholecystitis depends on the severity of the condition and the presence or absence of complications. (medscape.com)
  • [ 9 , 10 ] In addition, the incidence of sludge or stone formation during pregnancy is 5.1% in the second trimester, 7.9% in the third trimester, and 10.2% at 4-6 weeks postpartum. (medscape.com)
  • B Banerjee and I Brett Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Tameside General Hospital, Fountain Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire Over a period of several years it has been noticed that in a number of patients undergoing cholecystosonography, as in outpatient procedures, the gallbladder was found to be contracted although otherwise appeared normal. (docksci.com)
  • If stones exist, they are more likely pigmented stones from hemolytic diseases (eg, sickle cell diseases, spherocytosis, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase [G-6-PD] deficiency) or chronic diseases (eg, total parenteral nutrition, burns, trauma). (medscape.com)
  • Biliary stasis is a key component in gallstone formation. (amboss.com)
  • Generalised rigidity and peritonism is rare and reflects leakage of gall bladder contents from a gall bladder rupture into the peritoneal cavity. (learnsurgeryonline.com)
  • The other complications are very rare, approximately in 0.5% of cases (12). (hvt-journal.com)
  • Therefore, in conclusion, it is probably not unreasonable to include the advice of refraining from the cooking of food for optimal gallbladder distension prior to cholecystosonography. (docksci.com)