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*Acute cholecystitis may be classified according to causes into two major subtypes: | *Acute cholecystitis may be classified according to causes into two major subtypes:<ref name="pmid29083809">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jones MW, Bhimji SS |title=Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute |journal= |volume= |issue= |pages= |year= |pmid=29083809 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
** Calculous cholecystitis | ** Calculous cholecystitis | ||
***Calculous cholecystitis is caused by gallstones or biliary sludge. | ***Calculous cholecystitis is caused by gallstones or biliary sludge. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Acute cholecystitis may be classified according to causes into two major subtypes: Calculous cholecystitis and acalculous cholecystitis.
Classification
- Acute cholecystitis may be classified according to causes into two major subtypes:[1]
- Calculous cholecystitis
- Calculous cholecystitis is caused by gallstones or biliary sludge.
- Acalculous cholecystitis
- Acalculous cholecystitis is caused by the gallbladder stasis.
- Calculous cholecystitis