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Acute cholecystitis

MedGen UID:
57682
•Concept ID:
C0149520
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acute Cholecystitis; Cholecystitis, Acute
SNOMED CT: Acute cholecystitis (65275009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0043994

Definition

Acute inflammation of the gallbladder. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tokyo Guidelines 2018: management bundles for acute cholangitis and cholecystitis.
Mayumi T, Okamoto K, Takada T, Strasberg SM, Solomkin JS, Schlossberg D, Pitt HA, Yoshida M, Gomi H, Miura F, Garden OJ, Kiriyama S, Yokoe M, Endo I, Asbun HJ, Iwashita Y, Hibi T, Umezawa A, Suzuki K, Itoi T, Hata J, Han HS, Hwang TL, Dervenis C, Asai K, Mori Y, Huang WS, Belli G, Mukai S, Jagannath P, Cherqui D, Kozaka K, Baron TH, de Santibañes E, Higuchi R, Wada K, Gouma DJ, Deziel DJ, Liau KH, Wakabayashi G, Padbury R, Jonas E, Supe AN, Singh H, Gabata T, Chan ACW, Lau WY, Fan ST, Chen MF, Ker CG, Yoon YS, Choi IS, Kim MH, Yoon DS, Kitano S, Inomata M, Hirata K, Inui K, Sumiyama Y, Yamamoto M
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2018 Jan;25(1):96-100. Epub 2017 Dec 16 doi: 10.1002/jhbp.519. PMID: 29090868
Tokyo Guidelines 2018: diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis (with videos).
Yokoe M, Hata J, Takada T, Strasberg SM, Asbun HJ, Wakabayashi G, Kozaka K, Endo I, Deziel DJ, Miura F, Okamoto K, Hwang TL, Huang WS, Ker CG, Chen MF, Han HS, Yoon YS, Choi IS, Yoon DS, Noguchi Y, Shikata S, Ukai T, Higuchi R, Gabata T, Mori Y, Iwashita Y, Hibi T, Jagannath P, Jonas E, Liau KH, Dervenis C, Gouma DJ, Cherqui D, Belli G, Garden OJ, Giménez ME, de Santibañes E, Suzuki K, Umezawa A, Supe AN, Pitt HA, Singh H, Chan ACW, Lau WY, Teoh AYB, Honda G, Sugioka A, Asai K, Gomi H, Itoi T, Kiriyama S, Yoshida M, Mayumi T, Matsumura N, Tokumura H, Kitano S, Hirata K, Inui K, Sumiyama Y, Yamamoto M
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2018 Jan;25(1):41-54. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1002/jhbp.515. PMID: 29032636
Tokyo Guidelines 2018: initial management of acute biliary infection and flowchart for acute cholangitis.
Miura F, Okamoto K, Takada T, Strasberg SM, Asbun HJ, Pitt HA, Gomi H, Solomkin JS, Schlossberg D, Han HS, Kim MH, Hwang TL, Chen MF, Huang WS, Kiriyama S, Itoi T, Garden OJ, Liau KH, Horiguchi A, Liu KH, Su CH, Gouma DJ, Belli G, Dervenis C, Jagannath P, Chan ACW, Lau WY, Endo I, Suzuki K, Yoon YS, de Santibañes E, Giménez ME, Jonas E, Singh H, Honda G, Asai K, Mori Y, Wada K, Higuchi R, Watanabe M, Rikiyama T, Sata N, Kano N, Umezawa A, Mukai S, Tokumura H, Hata J, Kozaka K, Iwashita Y, Hibi T, Yokoe M, Kimura T, Kitano S, Inomata M, Hirata K, Sumiyama Y, Inui K, Yamamoto M
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2018 Jan;25(1):31-40. Epub 2018 Jan 8 doi: 10.1002/jhbp.509. PMID: 28941329

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute Cholecystitis: A Review.
Gallaher JR, Charles A
JAMA 2022 Mar 8;327(10):965-975. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.2350. PMID: 35258527
Percutaneous cholecystostomy as treatment for acute cholecystitis: What has happened over the last five years? A literature review.
Morales-Maza J, Rodríguez-Quintero JH, Santes O, Hernández-Villegas AC, Clemente-Gutiérrez U, Sánchez-Morales GE, Mier Y Terán-Ellis S, Pantoja JP, Mercado MA
Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed) 2019 Oct-Dec;84(4):482-491. Epub 2019 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2019.06.004. PMID: 31521405
Open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis. Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Coccolini F, Catena F, Pisano M, Gheza F, Fagiuoli S, Di Saverio S, Leandro G, Montori G, Ceresoli M, Corbella D, Sartelli M, Sugrue M, Ansaloni L
Int J Surg 2015 Jun;18:196-204. Epub 2015 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.083. PMID: 25958296
Cholecystitis.
Knab LM, Boller AM, Mahvi DM
Surg Clin North Am 2014 Apr;94(2):455-70. Epub 2014 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2014.01.005. PMID: 24679431
Definitions, pathophysiology, and epidemiology of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis: Tokyo Guidelines.
Kimura Y, Takada T, Kawarada Y, Nimura Y, Hirata K, Sekimoto M, Yoshida M, Mayumi T, Wada K, Miura F, Yasuda H, Yamashita Y, Nagino M, Hirota M, Tanaka A, Tsuyuguchi T, Strasberg SM, Gadacz TR
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2007;14(1):15-26. Epub 2007 Jan 30 doi: 10.1007/s00534-006-1152-y. PMID: 17252293Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Acute Cholecystitis: A Review.
Gallaher JR, Charles A
JAMA 2022 Mar 8;327(10):965-975. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.2350. PMID: 35258527
Acute Cholecystitis.
Walter K
JAMA 2022 Apr 19;327(15):1514. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.2969. PMID: 35258523
Pathophysiology and pathology of acute cholecystitis: A secondary publication of the Japanese version from 1992.
Adachi T, Eguchi S, Muto Y
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2022 Feb;29(2):212-216. Epub 2021 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/jhbp.912. PMID: 33570821
Cholecystitis.
Knab LM, Boller AM, Mahvi DM
Surg Clin North Am 2014 Apr;94(2):455-70. Epub 2014 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2014.01.005. PMID: 24679431
Definitions, pathophysiology, and epidemiology of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis: Tokyo Guidelines.
Kimura Y, Takada T, Kawarada Y, Nimura Y, Hirata K, Sekimoto M, Yoshida M, Mayumi T, Wada K, Miura F, Yasuda H, Yamashita Y, Nagino M, Hirota M, Tanaka A, Tsuyuguchi T, Strasberg SM, Gadacz TR
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2007;14(1):15-26. Epub 2007 Jan 30 doi: 10.1007/s00534-006-1152-y. PMID: 17252293Free PMC Article

Therapy

Outcome of early cholecystectomy compared to percutaneous drainage of gallbladder and delayed cholecystectomy for patients with acute cholecystitis: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Nassar A, Elshahat I, Forsyth K, Shaikh S, Ghazanfar M
HPB (Oxford) 2022 Oct;24(10):1622-1633. Epub 2022 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.04.010. PMID: 35597717
Surgical Infection Society Guidelines for Antibiotic Use in Patients Undergoing Cholecystectomy for Gallbladder Disease.
Colling KP, Besshoff KE, Forrester JD, Kendrick D, Mercier P, Huston JM
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2022 May;23(4):339-350. Epub 2022 Mar 31 doi: 10.1089/sur.2021.207. PMID: 35363086
Acute Cholecystitis: A Review.
Gallaher JR, Charles A
JAMA 2022 Mar 8;327(10):965-975. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.2350. PMID: 35258527
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus percutaneous catheter drainage for acute cholecystitis in high risk patients (CHOCOLATE): multicentre randomised clinical trial.
Loozen CS, van Santvoort HC, van Duijvendijk P, Besselink MG, Gouma DJ, Nieuwenhuijzen GA, Kelder JC, Donkervoort SC, van Geloven AA, Kruyt PM, Roos D, Kortram K, Kornmann VN, Pronk A, van der Peet DL, Crolla RM, van Ramshorst B, Bollen TL, Boerma D
BMJ 2018 Oct 8;363:k3965. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k3965. PMID: 30297544Free PMC Article
Acute cholecystitis: early versus delayed cholecystectomy, a multicenter randomized trial (ACDC study, NCT00447304).
Gutt CN, Encke J, Köninger J, Harnoss JC, Weigand K, Kipfmüller K, Schunter O, Götze T, Golling MT, Menges M, Klar E, Feilhauer K, Zoller WG, Ridwelski K, Ackmann S, Baron A, Schön MR, Seitz HK, Daniel D, Stremmel W, Büchler MW
Ann Surg 2013 Sep;258(3):385-93. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a1599b. PMID: 24022431

Prognosis

Incidence and risk factors of acute cholecystitis after cardiovascular surgery.
Kamei J, Kuriyama A, Shimamoto T, Komiya T
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Jul;70(7):611-618. Epub 2021 Nov 30 doi: 10.1007/s11748-021-01751-w. PMID: 34846684
Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Tube for Acute Cholecystitis: Quantifying Outcomes and Prognosis.
Huang R, Patel DC, Kallini JR, Wachsman AM, Van Allan RJ, Margulies DR, Phillips EH, Barmparas G
J Surg Res 2022 Feb;270:405-412. Epub 2021 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.09.018. PMID: 34749121
Cholecystostomy: Are we using it correctly?
Colonna AL, Griffiths TM, Robison DC, Enniss TM, Young JB, McCrum ML, Nunez JM, Nirula R, Hardman RL
Am J Surg 2019 Jun;217(6):1010-1015. Epub 2019 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.04.002. PMID: 31023549
Acute acalculous cholecystitis in children.
Poddighe D, Sazonov V
World J Gastroenterol 2018 Nov 21;24(43):4870-4879. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i43.4870. PMID: 30487697Free PMC Article
Septic acute cholecystitis.
Kuo CH, Changchien CS, Chen JJ, Tai DI, Chiou SS, Lee CM
Scand J Gastroenterol 1995 Mar;30(3):272-5. doi: 10.3109/00365529509093276. PMID: 7770718

Clinical prediction guides

Acute Cholecystitis: A Review.
Gallaher JR, Charles A
JAMA 2022 Mar 8;327(10):965-975. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.2350. PMID: 35258527
Percutaneous cholecystostomy as treatment for acute cholecystitis: What has happened over the last five years? A literature review.
Morales-Maza J, Rodríguez-Quintero JH, Santes O, Hernández-Villegas AC, Clemente-Gutiérrez U, Sánchez-Morales GE, Mier Y Terán-Ellis S, Pantoja JP, Mercado MA
Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed) 2019 Oct-Dec;84(4):482-491. Epub 2019 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2019.06.004. PMID: 31521405
Acute cholecystitis.
Halpin V
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Aug 20;2014 PMID: 25144428Free PMC Article
Acute cholecystitis: early versus delayed cholecystectomy, a multicenter randomized trial (ACDC study, NCT00447304).
Gutt CN, Encke J, Köninger J, Harnoss JC, Weigand K, Kipfmüller K, Schunter O, Götze T, Golling MT, Menges M, Klar E, Feilhauer K, Zoller WG, Ridwelski K, Ackmann S, Baron A, Schön MR, Seitz HK, Daniel D, Stremmel W, Büchler MW
Ann Surg 2013 Sep;258(3):385-93. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a1599b. PMID: 24022431
Acute cholecystitis.
Halpin V, Gupta A
BMJ Clin Evid 2011 Dec 20;2011 PMID: 22186260Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Diagnostic performance of ultrasound in acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Huang SS, Lin KW, Liu KL, Wu YM, Lien WC, Wang HP
World J Emerg Surg 2023 Nov 30;18(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s13017-023-00524-5. PMID: 38037062Free PMC Article
Outcome of early cholecystectomy compared to percutaneous drainage of gallbladder and delayed cholecystectomy for patients with acute cholecystitis: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Nassar A, Elshahat I, Forsyth K, Shaikh S, Ghazanfar M
HPB (Oxford) 2022 Oct;24(10):1622-1633. Epub 2022 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.hpb.2022.04.010. PMID: 35597717
Open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis. Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Coccolini F, Catena F, Pisano M, Gheza F, Fagiuoli S, Di Saverio S, Leandro G, Montori G, Ceresoli M, Corbella D, Sartelli M, Sugrue M, Ansaloni L
Int J Surg 2015 Jun;18:196-204. Epub 2015 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.083. PMID: 25958296
Acute cholecystitis.
Halpin V
BMJ Clin Evid 2014 Aug 20;2014 PMID: 25144428Free PMC Article
Acute cholecystitis.
Halpin V, Gupta A
BMJ Clin Evid 2011 Dec 20;2011 PMID: 22186260Free PMC Article

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