Since its publication in 2007, the Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis
and cholecystitis (TG07) have been widely adopted. The validation of TG07 conducted in …

A 42-year-old woman presents with severe pain in the right upper quadrant, which started
15 hours earlier. She has had episodic pain in that location previously that lasted up to 2 …

Context Although few patients with acute abdominal pain will prove to have cholecystitis,
ruling in or ruling out acute cholecystitis consumes substantial diagnostic resources …

Acute abdominal pain can represent a spectrum of conditions from benign and self-limited
disease to surgical emergencies. Evaluating abdominal pain requires an approach that …

Cholelithiasis, or gallstones, is one of the most common and costly of all the gastrointestinal
diseases. The incidence of gallstones increases with age. At-risk populations include …

Background Gallstone disease is very common afflicting 20 million people in the USA. In
Europe, the overall incidence of gallstone disease is 18.8% in women and 9.5% in men. The …

Abstract Background and Aim: Prompt treatments for acute calculous cholecystitis can
reduce both mortality and morbidity. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the …

Background Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a common differential for patients presenting to the
emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain. The diagnostic accuracy of history …

The elderly are one of the highest-risk patient populations faced by the emergency physician
(EP). Baum et al [1] found that the elderly patient who had abdominal pain created the most …

Gallstone disease is widely prevalent among the United States population and has been
estimated to affect about 20 million people. 1 It is a leading cause of inpatient hospitalization …