Acute Cholecystitis

Body Systems Hepatic / Biliary System Acute Cholecystitis
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Acute Cholecystitis

Acute cholecystitis: gallbladder inflammation from cystic duct obstruction by gallstone (95%) or acalculous (5%). Murphy sign: inspiratory arrest with RUQ palpation. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is treatment.

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Your gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ under your liver. It stores bile, a fluid made by your liver to digest fat. As your stomach and intestines digest food, your gallbladder releases bile through a tube called the common bile duct. The duct connects your gallbladder and liver to your small intestine.Your gallbladder is most likely to give you trouble if something blocks the flow of bile through the bile ducts. Th…

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