Prognostic clinical indexes for prediction of acute gangrenous cholecystitis and acute purulent cholecystitis

Abstract Background Preoperative prediction of severe cholecystitis (SC), including acute gangrenous cholecystitis (AGC) and acute purulent cholecystitis (APC), as opposed to acute exacerbation of chronic cholecystitis (ACC), is of great significance, as SC is associated with high mortality rate. Me...

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Main Authors: Jie Chen, Qi Gao, Xinyu Huang, Yingqi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02582-6