Chronic cholecystitis risk factors

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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]

Risk Factors

Acalculous Cholecystitis

• AIDS with cryptosporidiosis or cytomegalovirus or microsporidiosis
• Burns
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
• Major surgery
• Prolonged fasting
• Salmonella
• Sepsis

Calculous Cholecystitis (Cholelithiasis)

• Female gender
• Hormonal therapy in women
• Increasing age
• Obesity
• Pregnancy
• Race: Scandinavians > African-Americans
• Rapid weight loss
• Sickle Cell Disease