Chronic cholecystitis classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

Classification

Cholecystitis can be classified depending upon acuity as

• Acute cholecystitis
• Chronic cholecystitis

Cholecystitis can be classified based upon the cause as as

• Calculous cholecystitis
• Acalculous cholecystitis