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Chronic cholecystitis

MedGen UID:
88453
•Concept ID:
C0085694
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Chronic Cholecystitis
SNOMED CT: Chronic cholecystitis (20824003)

Definition

Cholecystitis that is persistent and long-standing. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: Diagnosis and management.
Giudicelli X, Rode A, Bancel B, Nguyen AT, Mabrut JY
J Visc Surg 2021 Aug;158(4):326-336. Epub 2021 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2021.02.004. PMID: 33741306
Diagnosis and treatment of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis.
Yabanoglu H, Aydogan C, Karakayali F, Moray G, Haberal M
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2014;18(8):1170-5. PMID: 24817291
Nutritional approaches to prevention and treatment of gallstones.
Gaby AR
Altern Med Rev 2009 Sep;14(3):258-67. PMID: 19803550

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Analysis of Risk Factors in the Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy.
Warchałowski Ł, Łuszczki E, Bartosiewicz A, Dereń K, Warchałowska M, Oleksy Ł, Stolarczyk A, Podlasek R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Oct 18;17(20) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207571. PMID: 33080991Free PMC Article
Gallbladder carcinoma: Prognostic factors and therapeutic options.
Goetze TO
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Nov 21;21(43):12211-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i43.12211. PMID: 26604631Free PMC Article
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
Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis.
Schirmer BD, Winters KL, Edlich RF
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2005;15(3):329-38. doi: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v15.i3.90. PMID: 16022643

Diagnosis

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
Benign gallbladder diseases: Imaging techniques and tips for differentiating with malignant gallbladder diseases.
Yu MH, Kim YJ, Park HS, Jung SI
World J Gastroenterol 2020 Jun 14;26(22):2967-2986. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i22.2967. PMID: 32587442Free PMC Article
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
Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis.
Schirmer BD, Winters KL, Edlich RF
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2005;15(3):329-38. doi: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v15.i3.90. PMID: 16022643
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis.
Eriguchi N, Aoyagi S, Tamae T, Kanazawa N, Nagashima J, Nishimura K, Hamada S, Kawabata M, Kodama T
Kurume Med J 2001;48(3):219-21. doi: 10.2739/kurumemedj.48.219. PMID: 11680937

Therapy

Gallbladder Imaging Interpretation Pearls and Pitfalls: Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Klimkowski SP, Fung A, Menias CO, Elsayes KM
Radiol Clin North Am 2022 Sep;60(5):809-824. Epub 2022 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2022.05.002. PMID: 35989046
Single-Port Cholecystectomy for Cholecystitis Versus Non-Cholecystitis.
Casaccia M, Ponzano M, Testa T, Martigli SP, Contratto C, De Cian F
JSLS 2022 Jul-Sep;26(3) doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2022.00020. PMID: 35967963Free PMC Article
Clinical acupuncture therapy for chronic cholecystitis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zhong G, Luo Y, Chi Z, Zhang Y, Xu W, Zhu D, Li J, Hu X, Jiao L
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Mar 12;100(10):e24994. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024994. PMID: 33725874Free PMC Article
The Analysis of Risk Factors in the Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy.
Warchałowski Ł, Łuszczki E, Bartosiewicz A, Dereń K, Warchałowska M, Oleksy Ł, Stolarczyk A, Podlasek R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Oct 18;17(20) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207571. PMID: 33080991Free PMC Article
Gallbladder carcinoma: Prognostic factors and therapeutic options.
Goetze TO
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Nov 21;21(43):12211-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i43.12211. PMID: 26604631Free PMC Article

Prognosis

B-mode ultrasonographic diagnosis in gallbladder wall thickening.
Miyoshi H, Inui K, Katano Y, Tachi Y, Yamamoto S
J Med Ultrason (2001) 2021 Apr;48(2):175-186. Epub 2020 Apr 24 doi: 10.1007/s10396-020-01018-6. PMID: 32333131
The Analysis of Risk Factors in the Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy.
Warchałowski Ł, Łuszczki E, Bartosiewicz A, Dereń K, Warchałowska M, Oleksy Ł, Stolarczyk A, Podlasek R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Oct 18;17(20) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207571. PMID: 33080991Free PMC Article
Gallbladder carcinoma: Prognostic factors and therapeutic options.
Goetze TO
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Nov 21;21(43):12211-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i43.12211. PMID: 26604631Free PMC Article
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
Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis.
Schirmer BD, Winters KL, Edlich RF
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2005;15(3):329-38. doi: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v15.i3.90. PMID: 16022643

Clinical prediction guides

18F-FDG PET/CT in Hyalinized Cholecystitis.
Arslan E, Yardimci AH, Yarikkaya E, Alçin G, Çermik TF
Clin Nucl Med 2021 Apr 1;46(4):e228-e230. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003268. PMID: 32956109
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: a review of 31 patients.
Makimoto S, Takami T, Hatano K, Kataoka N, Yamaguchi T, Tomita M, Shono Y
Surg Endosc 2021 Jul;35(7):3874-3880. Epub 2020 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07828-6. PMID: 32720174
The Analysis of Risk Factors in the Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Cholecystectomy.
Warchałowski Ł, Łuszczki E, Bartosiewicz A, Dereń K, Warchałowska M, Oleksy Ł, Stolarczyk A, Podlasek R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Oct 18;17(20) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207571. PMID: 33080991Free PMC Article
Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis.
Schirmer BD, Winters KL, Edlich RF
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 2005;15(3):329-38. doi: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v15.i3.90. PMID: 16022643
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis.
Eriguchi N, Aoyagi S, Tamae T, Kanazawa N, Nagashima J, Nishimura K, Hamada S, Kawabata M, Kodama T
Kurume Med J 2001;48(3):219-21. doi: 10.2739/kurumemedj.48.219. PMID: 11680937

Recent systematic reviews

Incidence and outcomes of pancreatic encephalopathy in patients with acute pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Meng Y, Zheng X, Gao F, Chen L, Qiu J, Li H, Qi X
Intern Emerg Med 2023 Jun;18(4):1203-1212. Epub 2023 Mar 9 doi: 10.1007/s11739-023-03243-6. PMID: 36892797
Systematic review and meta-analyses of cholecystectomy as a treatment of biliary hyperkinesia.
Eltyeb HA, Al-Leswas D, Abdalla MO, Wayman J
Clin J Gastroenterol 2021 Oct;14(5):1308-1317. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.1007/s12328-021-01463-x. PMID: 34115337
The Relationship between Helicobacter pylori Infection of the Gallbladder and Chronic Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Wang L, Chen J, Jiang W, Cen L, Pan J, Yu C, Li Y, Chen W, Chen C, Shen Z
Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021;2021:8886085. Epub 2021 Jan 6 doi: 10.1155/2021/8886085. PMID: 33505946Free PMC Article
Helicobacter Pylori infection of the gallbladder and the risk of chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cen L, Pan J, Zhou B, Yu C, Li Y, Chen W, Shen Z
Helicobacter 2018 Feb;23(1) Epub 2017 Dec 20 doi: 10.1111/hel.12457. PMID: 29266548
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

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