Acute Cholecystitis

This text covers all aspects of the current diagnosis and treatment of acute cholecystitis. Different diagnostic tests are discussed as well as the preoperative evaluation needed to initiate treatment. Other sections include the management of acute cholecystitis in the critically ill and elderly pat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Eachempati, Soumitra R. (Editor), Reed, II, R. Lawrence (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Subjects:
Surgery.
Emergency medicine.
General Surgery.
Emergency Medicine.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Normal biliary physiology and anatomy
  • Pathophysiology of gallstones
  • History of medical and surgical management of acute cholecystitis
  • The diagnosis of acute cholecystitis
  • The use of imaging in gallbladder disease
  • The use of routine and selective intraoperative cholangiography
  • Non-operative management of acute cholecystitis
  • Surgical management of acute cholecystitis
  • Robotic cholecystectomy
  • Infectious considerations in complicated acute cholecystitis
  • Gallstone pancreatitis
  • Management of acute cholecystitis patient in the critically ill patient
  • Damage control techniques in acute cholecystitis
  • Indications for and considerations surrounding interval cholecystectomy
  • The utility of endoscopic techniques in simple and complicated acute cholecystitis
  • Acalculous cholecystitis
  • Gallbladder cancer presenting as acute cholecystitis.

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