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Cholecystitis
Cholecystitis: Introduction
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). More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cholecystitis is available below.
Symptoms of Cholecystitis
- Upper right-side abdominal pain
- Biliary colic - spasmodic upper abdominal pain
- Biliary colic after a fatty meal
- Abdominal discomfort
- Pain under right shoulder blade
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 24 symptoms of Cholecystitis
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Cholecystitis: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Cholecystitis
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Diagnostic Tests for Cholecystitis
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Click for Tests- X-rays - to find gallstones
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Cholecystitis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Cholecystitis
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Hospitals & Clinics: Cholecystitis
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- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Cholecystitis: Rare Types
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Causes of Cholecystitis
- Gallstones
- Bile duct blockage
- Opisthorchiasis - cholecystitis
- Triosephosphate isomerase 1 - cholecystitis
- Bacteriodes
- more causes...»
See full list of 18 causes of Cholecystitis
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Treatments for Cholecystitis
- Bed rest
- Antibiotics
- Pain medications
- Hospitalization
- Gallstone treatments - see treatments for gallstones
- more treatments...»
See full list of 7 treatments for Cholecystitis
Latest Treatments for Cholecystitis
- Laparotomy
- ERCP
- Transhepatic cholangiography
- Invasive radiological drainage
- IV fluids
- more treatments...»
See full list of 16 latest treatments for Cholecystitis
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Clinical Trials for Cholecystitis
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Cholecystitis include:
- Doripenem in the Treatment of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Doripenem
- Doripenem in the Treatment of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - doripenum
- Study Comparing Tigecycline Versus Ceftriaxone Sodium Plus Metronidazole in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Tigecycline,Ceftriaxone sodium + metronidazole
- Study Comparing Tigecycline Versus Ceftriaxone Sodium Plus Metronidazole in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infection (cIAI) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - tigecycline,ceftriaxone,metronidazole
- Small-Incision Open Cholecystectomy or Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Gallbladder Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- more trials...»
See full list of 6 Clinical Trials for Cholecystitis
Statistics for Cholecystitis
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Definitions of Cholecystitis:
Inflammation of the GALLBLADDER; generally caused by impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, or other diseases. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the gall bladder - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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