Acute cholecystitis is associated with gallstones in over 90 per cent of patients.
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Cholescintigraphy for acute cholecystitis has sensitivity of 97 %, specificity of 94 %.
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In most patients acute cholecystitis subsides in a few days with conservative treatment.
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Some patients have repeated attacks of acute cholecystitis which are probably exacerbations of chronic cholecystitis.
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Acute cholecystitis in the abscence of gallstones ( acalculous cholecystitis ) is usually very rare.
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Jaundice may accompany acute cholecystitis but is usually a sign of a stone in the bile duct.
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It is associated with acute cholecystitis.
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However, Silva pulled out just four days before the event with a clinical condition that indicated acute cholecystitis and required surgical intervention.
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In acute pancreatitis, the sentinel loop is usually seen in left hypochondrium, while in acute cholecystitis, it is seen in the right hypochondrium.
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Trying to unite as many of the symptoms as possible in a single diagnosis, the doctor concluded that Ervin's symptoms spelled acute cholecystitis : an inflamed gallbladder.
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