Abstract:The pathophysiological mechanism of acute cholecystitis (AC), which is essentially the inflammation of the gallbladder, is blockage of the cystic duct, and its most common cause is gallstones. On the other hand, fasting held in Ramadan is worship practiced by Muslims within the period from dawn to sunset by avoiding any eating and drinking act. Within this framework, our study ultimately intends to reveal the variation of AC in two different time periods. We retrospectively compared the demographic characteris… Show more
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