What is Cholecystitis?
What is Cholecystitis?
- Cholecystitis: Inflammation of the gallbladder which concentrates and stores bile. The condition may occur suddenly (acute) or persist over a longer period of time (chronic).
- Cholecystitis: Inflammation of the GALLBLADDER; generally caused by impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, or other diseases.
Source - Diseases Database
- Cholecystitis: inflammation of the gall bladder.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Cholecystitis: Introduction
Types of Cholecystitis:
Broader types of Cholecystitis:
How serious is Cholecystitis?
Complications of Cholecystitis:
see complications of Cholecystitis
What causes Cholecystitis?
Causes of Cholecystitis: see causes of Cholecystitis
Risk factors for Cholecystitis:
see
risk factors for Cholecystitis
What are the symptoms of Cholecystitis?
Symptoms of Cholecystitis:
see symptoms of Cholecystitis
Complications of Cholecystitis:
see complications of Cholecystitis
Cholecystitis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cholecystitis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cholecystitis.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Cholecystitis:
see treatments for Cholecystitis
Research for Cholecystitis:
see research for Cholecystitis
Society issues for Cholecystitis
Hospitalization statistics for Cholecystitis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Cholecystitis:
- 0.12% (15,290) of hospital consultant episodes were for cholecystitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 86% of hospital consultant episodes for cholecystitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 33% of hospital consultant episodes for cholecystitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 67% of hospital consultant episodes for cholecystitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 47% of hospital consultant episodes for cholecystitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 5.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for cholecystitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for cholecystitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Cholecystitis:
Organs and body systems related to Cholecystitis include:
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Main name of condition: Cholecystitis
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