Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis

Sonographic diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in patients with symptomatic gallstones

“…Finally, most studies have focused the investigation on patients with clinically suspected cholecystitis, [14][15][16][17][18][19][20] although from a clinical point of view, making a differential diagnosis of acute cholecystitis is of major interest for patients admitted for symptomatic gallbladder stones, a larger group of patients for whom decisions about timing and targeted treatment are more questionable. 21 The aims of this study were therefore to assess which US signs correlate with the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and to estimate the accuracy of US findings for the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in a population of patients admitted to our Department of Surgery for symptomatic gallstone disease.…”

“…As a result, the best combination of US signs to use in diagnosing acute cholecystitis still remains to be investigated. Finally, most studies have focused the investigation on patients with clinically suspected cholecystitis, although from a clinical point of view, making a differential diagnosis of acute cholecystitis is of major interest for patients admitted for symptomatic gallbladder stones, a larger group of patients for whom decisions about timing and targeted treatment are more questionable …”