Disease or Syndrome
acute cholecystitis
a·cute cho·le·cys·ti·tis
Subclass of:
Cholecystitis
Definitions related to acute cholecystitis:
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Acute inflammation of the gallbladder.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(cholecystitis, acute) Acute inflammation of the GALLBLADDER wall. It is characterized by the presence of ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and LEUKOCYTOSIS. Gallstone obstruction of the CYSTIC DUCT is present in approximately 90% of the cases.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Acute cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder that develops over hours, usually because a gallstone obstructs the cystic duct. Symptoms include right upper quadrant pain and tenderness, sometimes accompanied by fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting. Abdominal ultrasonography detects the gallstone and sometimes the associated...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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