Acute cholangitis is a severe, bacterial infection of the biliary tract precipitated by an obstruction that often results in systemic inflammation and, in some cases, life‐threatening sepsis. This ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in addition to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with ...

Acute cholangitis is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection that often is associated with gallstones. Symptoms include fever, jaundice, right upper quadrant pain, and elevated liver ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Statin therapy decreased the risk for developing acute cholangitis among patients with primary ...

Patients with acute cholangitis are twice as likely to be readmitted within 30 days if they don't get a cholecystectomy in the same hospital admission for which they get biliary decompression, ...

New research finds that machine-learning algorithms can help health care staff distinguish the two conditions. Researchers show how algorithms may be effective predictive tools using a few simple ...

OR: Odds ratio, 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval, LOS: Length of Stay, ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is generally considered to be safe with a low rate of serious complications. However, dislocation of a gastrostomy tube can lead to serious complications. The ...

Acute cholangitis is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection that often is associated with gallstones. Symptoms include fever, jaundice, right upper quadrant pain, and elevated liver ...