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  2. Cholecystectomy - Wikipedia

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    Cholecystitis, or inflammation of the gallbladder caused by interruption in the normal flow of bile, is another reason for cholecystectomy. [14] It is the most common complication of gallstones; 90–95% of acute cholecystitis is caused by gallstones blocking drainage of the gallbladder. [15]

  3. Gallbladder - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. Organ in humans and other vertebrates Gallbladder Diagram of human gallbladder The gallbladder sits beneath the liver Details Precursor Foregut System Digestive system Artery Cystic artery Vein Cystic vein Nerve Celiac ganglia, vagus nerve Identifiers Latin vesica biliaris, vesica ...

  4. Cholecystitis - Wikipedia

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    Cholecystitis accounts for 3–10% of cases of abdominal pain worldwide. [43] Cholecystitis caused an estimated 651,829 emergency department visits and 389,180 hospital admissions in the US in 2012. [44] The 2012 US mortality rate was 0.7 per 100,000 people. [44] The frequency of cholecystitis is highest in people age 50–69 years old. [43]

  5. Murphy's sign - Wikipedia

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    Murphy's sign has a high sensitivity and negative predictive value, although the specificity is not high. [2] However, in the elderly the sensitivity is markedly lower; a negative Murphy's sign in an elderly person is not useful for ruling out cholecystitis if other tests and the clinical history suggest the diagnosis.

  6. Biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy - Wikipedia

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    Treatment of bile leaks: leakage of bile into the abdominal cavity is a complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The purpose of biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy in the treatment of a bile leak is to reduce or eliminate the pressure gradient between the bile duct and the duodenum, encouraging transpapillary bile flow and allowing the leak ...

  7. Choledochal cysts - Wikipedia

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    A recent article published in the Journal of Surgery suggested that choledochal cysts could also be treated with single-incision laparoscopic hepaticojejunostomy with comparable results and less scarring. In cases of saccular type of cyst, excision and placement of T-shaped tube is done. [citation needed]

  8. Choledochoduodenostomy - Wikipedia

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    CDD creates an anastomosis to allow free flow of bile from the CBD into the duodenum. [1] Side-to-side anastomosis and end-to-side anastomosis are two procedures that can be done. Side-to-side anastomosis is preferred as the distal CBD blood supply is poor and more suitable to the laparoscopic approach, which requires limited anterior CBD ...

  9. Cholecystostomy - Wikipedia

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    Cholecystostomy or (cholecystotomy) is a medical procedure used to drain the gallbladder through either a percutaneous or endoscopic approach. The procedure involves creating a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube or stent for drainage, first performed by American surgeon, Dr. John Stough Bobbs, in 1867.