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Acute cholecystitis CT scan
Introduction
Overview
Overview
CT scan is usually used for the diagnosis of the complications of acute cholecystitis. These complications include emphysematous cholecystitis and gangrenous cholecystitis.
CT scan
CT scan
- CT scan is usually used for the diagnosis of the complications of acute cholecystitis. These complications include:[1][2][3]
Limitations of CT
- Limitations of CT scan include:[1]
- Helpful in obese patients
- Helpful in patients with gaseous abdominal distention
- Information about other intra-abdominal organs
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gomes CA, Junior CS, Di Saverio S, Sartelli M, Kelly MD, Gomes CC, Gomes FC, Corrêa LD, Alves CB, Guimarães SF (2017). “Acute calculous cholecystitis: Review of current best practices”. World J Gastrointest Surg. 9 (5): 118–126. doi:10.4240/wjgs.v9.i5.118. PMC 5442405. PMID 28603584.
- ↑ Reginelli A, Mandato Y, Solazzo A, Berritto D, Iacobellis F, Grassi R (2012). “Errors in the radiological evaluation of the alimentary tract: part II”. Semin. Ultrasound CT MR. 33 (4): 308–17. doi:10.1053/j.sult.2012.01.016. PMID 22824121.
- ↑ “Imaging of Cholecystitis : American Journal of Roentgenology : Vol. 196, No. 4 (AJR)”.
- _Radiology_Reference_Article_|_Radiopaedia.org_4-0|↑ “Acute cholecystitis | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org”.
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