Cholangitis historical perspective
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Overview
Historical Perspective
- In 1877, at the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, France, Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot was first credited with early reports of cholangitis.[1]
- He initially referred to this condition as hepatic fever.
- In 1959, American surgeon Dr. Benedict M. Reynolds ignited interest in the condition with his report with colleague Dr. Everett L. Dargan.[1]
- The report discussed that the condition was one generally treated by surgeons, as an exploration of the bile duct and excision of gallstones.
- Reynolds and Dargan recognized that septic shock and mental status changes portended a poor outcome (Reynolds’s Pentad).[2] [3] [4] [5]
- This remained the case until the ascendancy of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in 1968.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cholangitis. Wikipedia (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascending_cholangitis#cite_ref-Charcot_4-0 Accessed on April 1, 2016
- ↑ Kadakia S. Biliary Tract Emergencies. Med Clin North Amer. 1993, 77(5) 1015-1036. PMID 8371614
- ↑ Carpenter H. Bacterial and Parasitic Cholangitis. May Clin Proc. 1998, 73:473-478. PMID 9581592
- ↑ Leese T, Neoptolemos JP, Baker AR. Management of acute cholangitis and the impact of endoscopic sphincterotomy. Br J Surg. 1986, 73:988. PMID 3790964
- ↑ Lai ECS, Mok FPT, Tan ESY. Endoscopic biliary drainage for severe acute cholangitis. NEJM 1992, 326:1582-6. PMID 1584258