Chronic cholecystitis screening
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2], Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[3]
Overview
Overview
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for chronic cholecystitis. However, screening ultrasound can be used in children presenting with abdominal pain. Bile amylase concentration may also be a useful screening tool for chronic cholecystitis.
Screening
Screening
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for chronic cholecystitis. However, screening may be considered in the following scenarios:[1][2][3]
- Point of care ultrasound can be used as a screening tool in pediatric cholecystitis, where children present with abdominal pain.
- In critically ill patients, ultrasound has insufficient evidence to be a sensitive screening test for acalculous cholecystitis.
- For chronic cholecystits due to pancreatic biliary reflux, bile amylase concentrations may be a useful screening tool.
References
References
- ↑ Tsung JW, Raio CC, Ramirez-Schrempp D, Blaivas M (2010). “Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of pediatric cholecystitis in the ED”. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 28 (3): 338–42. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2008.12.003. PMID 20223393. Retrieved 2012-08-20. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Puc MM, Tran HS, Wry PW, Ross SE (2002). “Ultrasound is not a useful screening tool for acute acalculous cholecystitis in critically ill trauma patients”. The American Surgeon. 68 (1): 65–9. PMID 12467321. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Amr AR, Hamdy HM, Nasr MM, Hedaya MS, Hassan AM (2012). “Effect of pancreatic biliary reflux as a cofactor in cholecystitis”. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 42 (1): 121–8. PMID 22662601. Unknown parameter
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