Management of Acute Cholecystitis

Acute cholecystitis is a common serious complication of gallstones. The reported mortality of acute cholecystitis is approximately 3%, but the rate increases with age or comorbidity of the patient. If appropriate treatment is delayed, complications can develop as a consequence with a grave prognosis. The current standard of care in acute cholecystitis is an early laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the appropriate administration of fluid, electrolyte, and antibiotics. On the other hand, the severity of the disease and patient's operational risk must be considered. In those with high operational risks, gall bladder drainage can be performed as an alternative. Currently percutaneous and endoscopic drainage are available and show clinical success in most cases. After recovering from acute cholecystitis, the patients who have undergone drainage should be considered for cholecystectomy as a definitive treatment. However, in elderly patients or patients with significant comorbidity, operational risks may still be high, making cholecystectomy inappropriate. In these patients, gallstone removal using the percutaneous tract or endoscopy may be considered.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi - 71(2018), 5 vom: 25. Mai, Seite 264-268

Sprache:

Koreanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Seung Ok [VerfasserIn]
Yim, Sung Kyun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cholecystectomy
Cholecystitis, acute
Drainage
Electrolytes
Journal Article
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.12.2018

Date Revised 13.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4166/kjg.2018.71.5.264

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM284377619