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Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones)
Alternate Names : Cholecystitis - Acute, Gallstones - Acute Cholecyctitis
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Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if severe abdominal pain persists.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if symptoms of cholecystitis recur after an acute episode.
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• Definition
• Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones): Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones): Symptoms & Signs
• Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones): Prevention
• Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones): Diagnosis & Tests
• Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones): Treatment
• Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones): Prognosis
• Acute Cholecystitis (Gallstones): Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Cholelithiasis
• Empyema
• Pancreatitis
• Peritonitis
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal Film
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• CBC
• Gall Bladder Radionuclide Scan
• Oral Cholecystogram
• WBC Count
Surgery & Procedures
• Gallbladder Removal
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Acute
• Bile
• Palpation
Review Date : 11/18/2002
Reviewed By : James P. Dolan, M.D., Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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