Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis ( XGC ) is a rare form of chronic cholecystitis which mimics gallbladder cancer although it is not cancerous.
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PMID 21524697 describes a study in which it promoted bile secretion and reduced cholecystitis induced by lithocholic acid in guinea pigs.
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Mononeuropathies of the thoracic or lumbar spinal nerves can occur and lead to painful syndromes that mimic myocardial infarction, cholecystitis or appendicitis.
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In biliary colic, infection is not a concern, as this would result in cholecystitis, and therefore antibiotics are not required.
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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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Extra-intestinal sites include the lung, liver, and gall bladder, where it causes respiratory cryptosporidosis, hepatitis, and cholecystitis, respectively.
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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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However, upper right quadrant abdominal pain is likely a sign of either cholecystitis, which is inflammation of the gallbladder, or cholelithiasis, which is gallstones.
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Her symptoms fatigue, nausea, water weight and abdominal pain did not seem very serious to her doctor, who believed she was suffering from cholecystitis and influenza.
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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.
