Acute cholecystitis history and symptoms

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

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The majority of patients with cholelithiasis are asymptomatic.Acute cholecystitis occurs as a result of prolonged gallstone obstruction in the bile duct,one to four patients develop biliary colic and about 20% of these patients develop acute cholecystitis annually.7110244 [1][2]

The hallmark of acute cholecystitis is biliary colic. A positive history of biliary colic,nausea and vomiting is suggestive of acute cholecystitis.

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  • The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.

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  • The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
  • Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. 

History

Patients with [disease name]] may have a positive history of:

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Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of [disease] include:

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  • [Symptom 2]
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Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of [disease name] include

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  • [Symptom 3]

References

  1. Friedman GD, Raviola CA, Fireman B (1989). "Prognosis of gallstones with mild or no symptoms: 25 years of follow-up in a health maintenance organization". J Clin Epidemiol. 42 (2): 127–36. PMID 2918322.
  2. McSherry CK, Ferstenberg H, Calhoun WF, Lahman E, Virshup M (1985). "The natural history of diagnosed gallstone disease in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients". Ann. Surg. 202 (1): 59–63. PMC 1250837. PMID 4015212.

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