Acalculous Cholecystitis: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Acalculous Cholecystitis

Acute acalculous cholecystitis developed in four patients (7.1%) from 6.5 to 37.5 mo after the first examination. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acalculous cholecystitis Acalculous cholecystitis is a less common, but usually more serious, type of acute cholecystitis. [nhs.uk]

What causes acute cholecystitis? The causes of acute cholecystitis can be grouped into two main categories: calculous cholecystitis and acalculous cholecystitis. [nhs.uk]

Cryptosporidiosis

Acalculous cholecystitis should be treated with cholecystectomy. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Surgery Cholecystectomy is strongly advised in patients affected by acalculous cholecystitis. [symptoma.com]

cholecystitis, sclerosing cholangitis, pancreatitis, biliary strictures and respiratory disease may occur Diagnosis The diagnosis is usually made by visualization of cysts [pathologyoutlines.com]

Intravenous Hyperalimentation

cholecystitis, Gb sludge, cholelithiasis Metabolic bone disease: osteomalaacia, osteopenia 53.  Fluid overload  Hypo/hypernatremia  Hypercalcemia  Hypo/hyperkalemia [slideshare.net]

"Acalculous cholecystitis and fever related to total parenteral nutrition". Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy. 18 (11): 897–9. [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] refeeding syndrome  late or related to long term administration  hepatic dysfunction Steatosis, steatohepatitis, lipidosis, cholestasis, cirrhosis  biliary complications: acalculous [slideshare.net]

Typhus

Scrub typhus may have gastrointestinal presentations, such as acute acalculous cholecystitis, duodenal ulcer perforation, peritonitis and gastric ulceration. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Polyarteritis Nodosa

Acalculous gangrenous cholecystitis may develop owing to arteritis involving the wall of the gallbladder. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Alcohol Intoxication

Rarely, a form of acute cholecystitis without gallstones (acalculous cholecystitis) occurs. [merckmanuals.com]

Acalculous cholecystitis is observed more often in elderly men. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Patients have empyema, gangrene, perforation, or acalculous cholecystitis. [msdmanuals.com]

Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a growing and serious global health problem. Inhibition of the sodium--glucosecotransporter-2 (SGLT2) can increase urinary glucose excretion and decrease plasma glucose levels in an insulin-independent manner. Ertugliflozin is a highly selective inhibitor of SGLT2, and was[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Biliary Colic

BACKGROUND: Acalculous cholecystitis is a controversial entity that accounts for 5% to 22% of cholecystectomies in some series. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Patients may present with acalculous biliary colic or cholecystitis. [dovepress.com]

Cholecystitis Acute acalculous cholecystitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the gallbladder not associated with gallstones. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

Chronic Cholecystitis

Here, we report two cases of acalculous cholecystitis caused by ascariasis. [doi.org]

[…] chronic cholecystitis). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Such a patient may have acalculous chronic cholecystitis. An ultrasound is usually the first study done to evaluate a gallbladder. [noinsurancesurgery.com]

Cholecystitis

The majority of cholecystitis events in the ICU are acalculous. [derangedphysiology.com]

Abnormal liver tests are more common in acalculous cholecystitis than in calculous cholecystitis. [unboundmedicine.com]

Here, we report two cases of acalculous cholecystitis caused by ascariasis. [doi.org]

Acute Cholecystitis

Here, we report two cases of acalculous cholecystitis caused by ascariasis. [doi.org]

[…] patients with acalculous cholecystitis. [real.mtak.hu]

KEYWORDS: Acute acalculous cholecystitis; Cardiovascular disease; Emergency Department; Gallbladder; Surgery; Ultrasonography [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute Emphysematous Cholecystitis

Cholecystitis refers to any form of inflammation involving the gallbladder and has many forms including: acute cholecystitis acute acalculous cholecystitis acute calculous [rozisolu.ml]

무결석담남염(Acute acalculous cholecystitis) 담석이 없으면서 발생하는 쓸개염. [clinicclinic2.cafe24.com]

Rarely, a form of acute cholecystitis without gallstones (acalculous cholecystitis) occurs. [merckmanuals.com]

Pericholecystic Abscess

Two of these three patients had acalculous cholecystitis; the initial clinical diagnosis in one was pancreatitis, and in the other alcoholic hepatitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acalculous cholecystitis has an incidence rate of 0.12% in the entire population. 80% of cases of acalculous cholecystitis are in male patients of age 50 and older. [rarediseases.org]

Acalculous cholecystitis Acalculous cholecystitis is a less common, but usually more serious, type of acute cholecystitis. [nhsinform.scot]

Gallbladder Empyema

An episode of asystolia complicated acalculous cholecystitis in a case described by Lau YM et al. [28]. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The incidence of cholecystitis increases with age. Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a rare disorder. [rarediseases.org]

This process may be associated with calculous cholecystitis, acalculous cholecystitis, or carcinoma of the gallbladder. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Salmonella Infection

Acute gastric dilatation is a potentially life-threatening entity that has been reported in patients with some acute infections like pneumonia and staphylococcal bacteremia. We describe a case of acute gastric dilatation presenting atypically in a 65-year-old diabetic with Salmonella diarrhoea. By the fourth day of[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Campylobacter Enteritis

Within 72 hours of birth three babies had loose stools containing fresh blood, mucus, and Campylobacter jejuni/coli. Campylobacter enteritis should be considered in newborn babies passing blood per rectum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

CAUT Policy Statement Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is medically treatable and is not transmitted by casual contact, and employees with HIV may live full and active lives. CAUT is committed to ensuring that there be no discrimination against, or victimization,[…] [caut.ca]

Biliary Peritonitis

Spontaneous perforations of the extrahepatic biliary ductal system associated with acalculous cholecystitis are uncommon albeit reported in adults. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute acalculous cholecystitis: a rare complication of typhoide fever. Singapore Med J. 2006 Apr;47(4):327-8. PubMed | Google Scholar [panafrican-med-journal.com]

[…] typhoid perforation of the gall bladder is extremely uncommon, [ 3 ] more so if it is an acalculous cholecystitis [ 4 ]. [acmicrob.com]

Hydrops of the Gallbladder

Gallbladder hydrops and acalculous cholecystitis are probably manifestations of the same disease entity but represent different points on a spectrum of symptoms and clinical [aibolita.com]

Pelinka LE, Schmidhammer R, Hamid L et al (2003) Acute acalculous cholecystitis after trauma: a prospective study. [link.springer.com]

cholecystitis. [aibolita.com]

Biliary Tract Infection

cholecystitis KW - Biliary tract infection KW - Common bile duct dilatation UR - http://readopac2.ncl.edu.tw/nclserialFront/search/detail.jsp? [tmu.pure.elsevier.com]

cholecystitis compromises blood flow, accumulation of microcrystals, vixcous bile and mucus -- cause cystic duct obstruction. risk factors for acalculous cholecystitis 1. [quizlet.com]

Cholecystitis Acute acalculous cholecystitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the gallbladder not associated with gallstones. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

Biliary Dyskinesia

Such an association is already known as EBV induced acalculous cholecystitis, diagnosed on the basis of ultrasonographic findings. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ACALCULOUS GALLBLADDER INFLAMM, acalculous cholecystitis (diagnosis), acalculous cholecystitis, Acalculous Cholecystitis [Disease/Finding], cholecystitis acalculous, Acalculous [fpnotebook.com]

We, therefore, consider that impaired gallbladder contractility in EBV infection cases may actually represent biliary dyskinesia and not acalculous cholecystitis taking into [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cystic Duct Obstruction

Acute acalculous cholecystitis. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2003;5(4):302–9. [surgicalcasereports.springeropen.com]

Cholecystitis Acute acalculous cholecystitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the gallbladder not associated with gallstones. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

Acalculous cholecystitis. Medscape. Available online at https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/187645-overview. October 2018. (Updated 2018 February 20). [labtestsonline.it]

Gallbladder Perforation

In the presence of ascites ultrasound is not appropriate to distinguish between gallbladder perforation and acute acalculous cholecystitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Gallbladder perforation is a frequent complication of acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC), resulting in substantially increased morbidity and mortality. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acute acalculous cholecystitis causing gall bladder perforation in children. [jiaps.com]

Biliary Tree Disease

cholecystitis compromises blood flow, accumulation of microcrystals, vixcous bile and mucus -- cause cystic duct obstruction. risk factors for acalculous cholecystitis 1. [quizlet.com]

Cholecystitis Acute acalculous cholecystitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the gallbladder not associated with gallstones. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

Acute acalculous cholecystitis Acute acalculous cholecystitis is the presence of an inflamed gallbladder in the absence of an obstructed cystic or common bile duct. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Giardiasis

Lynne Shore Garcia, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA Published online: May 2001 DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001952 Full Article on Wiley Online Library Abstract Giardiasis is an intestinal parasitic infection caused by the protozoan flagellate Giardia lamblia. The parasite is transmitted from one host to another[…] [els.net]

Listeriosis

We describe a case of presumed listeria monocytogenes rhomboencephalitis, which was initially confused with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in a patient with a malignant carcinoid tumor. Long-term corticosteroid treatment and immunosuppression caused by malignancy predisposed the patient to developing listeriosis. The[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Typhoid Fever

Typhoid fever (enteric fever) is a multisystemic bacterial disease caused by salmonella typhi. Common symptoms include fever, malaise, bradycardia, headache, abdominal pain, and constipation. As the clinical presentation of typhoid fever is variable, and since it is a potentially fatal condition, treatment is presumptively[…] [symptoma.com]

Adenoma of the Gallbladder

Acalculous biliary pain, acute acalculous cholecystitis, cholesterolosis, adenomyomatosis, and gallbladder polyps. [mayoclinic.org]

"Gallbladder polyps, cholesterolosis, adenomyomatosis, and acute acalculous cholecystitis". Semin Gastrointest Dis. 14 (4): 178–88. [en.wikipedia.org]

Rare complications include acute acalculous cholecystitis, jaundice and cancer. Cholesterol polyps can detach, lodge in the common bile duct and cause pancreatitis [1]. [ehealthstar.com]

Brucellosis

Brucellosis Other names undulant fever, undulating fever, Mediterranean fever, Malta fever, Cyprus fever, rock fever (Micrococcus Melitensis)[1] Specialty Infectious disease Symptoms coughing Brucellosis[2][3] is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat from infected[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

Cholesterol Polyp of the Gallbladder

Cholecystitis Acute acalculous cholecystitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the gallbladder not associated with gallstones. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]

"Gallbladder polyps, cholesterolosis, adenomyomatosis, and acute acalculous cholecystitis". Semin Gastrointest Dis. 14 (4): 178–88. [en.wikipedia.org]

Rare complications include acute acalculous cholecystitis, jaundice and cancer. Cholesterol polyps can detach, lodge in the common bile duct and cause pancreatitis [1]. [ehealthstar.com]