Abstract The Tokyo Guidelines 2013 (TG13) for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis were
globally disseminated and various clinical studies about the management of acute …

Background Gallstone disease affects up to 20% of the European population, and
cholelithiasis is the most common reason for hospitalization in gastroenterology. Methods …

Imaging of the gallbladder for cholelithiasis and its complications has changed dramatically
in recent decades along with expansion of interventional techniques related to the disease …

The hepatocyte-specific contrast agent gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine
pentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA) was developed to improve the detection and …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the clinical
and cross-sectional imaging features of a variety of acute and chronic gallbladder …

Acute right upper quadrant pain is a common presenting symptom in patients with acute
cholecystitis. When acute cholecystitis is suspected in patients with right upper quadrant …

Gallbladder carcinoma is the most common cancer of the biliary system. It is challenging to
diagnose because patients are often asymptomatic or present with nonspecific symptoms …

Imaging of the gallbladder has a key role in the examination of patients with abdominal pain—
especially pain localized to the right upper quadrant. Pathologic conditions that affect the …

An estimated 25 million Americans have cholelithiasis. In 80%, the cholelithiasis is primarily
composed of cholesterol, with pigments, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium carbonate …

The purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of multidetector computed
tomography (MDCT) imaging findings, to identify the most predictive findings, and to assess …