Acalculous Cholecystitis: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Acalculous Cholecystitis

Gallbladder Sludge

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 [de.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 [de.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

Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus usually present with classic acute symptoms of hyperglycemia. These include: Polyuria (due to osmotic diuresis when blood glucose level exceeds renal threshold) Thirst (as a consequence of loss of fluids and electrolytes by osmotic diuresis) Postural hypotension (due to[…] [symptoma.com]

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

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

This is especially true for ICU patients who develop acalculous cholecystitis. [emedicine.com]

Although the exact mechanism of acalculous cholecystitis is unclear, several theories exist. [emedicine.com]

Cholecystitis

Only about 10% of acute cholecystitis cases are not due to gallstones (acalculous cholecystitis). [healthhype.com]

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

Symptoms The symptoms of acalculous cholecystitis are largely the same as acute calculous cholecystitis. [healthhype.com]

Acute Cholecystitis

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

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

Kullmann, Tamás and Issekutz, Ákos and Oláh, Attila and Rácz, István (2014) Akut acalculosus cholecystitis: a mindennapostól a nagyon ritkáig | Acute acalculous cholecystitis [real.mtak.hu]

Acute Emphysematous Cholecystitis

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

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

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]

Abstract In this report, we present an unusual case of gallbladder perforation due to acalculous cholecystitis, masked clinically by acute pancreatitis. [link.springer.com]

Background Inflammatory dz of gallbladder often d/t gallstones 90% d/t stones in the cystic duct (i.e. calculous cholecystitis) 10% acalculous cholecystitis Infxns (microorganism [fprmed.com]

Gallbladder Empyema

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]

The exact cause of cases not associated with a gallstone (acalculous cholecystitis) is unknown. [rarediseases.org]

Salmonella Infection

Salmonella infections are not very uncommon. The source generally has to be looked for in food. The syndrome concerns mostly gastro-enteritis. We present a 17-year-old girl with sepsis caused by splenic abscesses which was successfully treated with splenectomy and antibiotics. After analysis (blood and surgical[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Campylobacter Enteritis

Abstract From 1984 to 1989, stool samples from 2811 gastroenteritis cases were examined for the presence of Campylobacter jejuni and C. Coli, Salmonella, Shigella and Yersinia species. Isolation rates were: Campylobacter jejuni and C. Coli, 5.3%, Salmonella spp., 14.8%, Shigella spp., 4.6% and Yersinia enterocolitica, 1.1%. Age[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Between June 1, 1981, and September 15, 1982, CDC received reports of 593 cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).* Death occurred in 243 cases (41%). Analysis of reported AIDS cases shows that 51% had Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) without Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) (with or without other[…] [cdc.gov]

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]

This ultrasonographic differentiation between acute hydrops of the gallbladder and acute acalculous cholecystitis is of prime importance. [annsaudimed.net]

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

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]

Biliary Dyskinesia

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

chronic acalculous cholecystitis is about 9 times more common than acute acalculous cholecystitis. [3] Presentation The presentation of acute acalculous cholecystitis is [emedicine.com]

Acalculous cholecystitis Cholecystokinin Cholescintigraphy Gallbladder dyskinesia Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Cite this Apa Standard Harvard Vancouver BIBTEX RIS Bingener [mayoclinic.pure.elsevier.com]

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]

Contracted GB lumen containing stones with a thick fibrous wall, Hydrops, Empyema-pus in a body cavity Acalculous Cholecystitis(no stones) Acute inflammation of the GB in [quizlet.com]

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]

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]

Malignant Neoplasm of the Gallbladder

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

Cholecystitis - Inflammation of the gallbladder, may be acute or chronic - Almost always seen in association with gallstones, otherwise it is designated as acalculous cholecystitis [medschool.lsuhsc.edu]

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS:  Causes: 1- stones 90-95% 2-acalculous 3-tumor.  Clinical manifestation: *80% give a history compatible with chronic cholecystitis. [slideshare.net]

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]

Cholecystectomy

Chronic cholecystitis. Acute cholecystitis. Acalculous cholecystitis. Gallstone pancreatitis. Choledocholithiasis. [accesssurgery.mhmedical.com]

Table 5 Acute cholecystitis in patients with abdominal pain Etiology Cholecystolithiasis accounts for 90%–95% of all causes of acute cholecystitis, while acalculous cholecystitis [doi.org]

cholecystitis A substantial proportion of patients with acalculous cholecystitis are too ill to undergo surgery. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Giardiasis

It is established that more than half of the patients may harbor the Giardia trophozoites and pass out the cysts without any symptoms at all. In cases of symptomatic giardiasis that occurs after a mean 9 day average of incubation, the following system-wise presentation may be seen in most patients: General[…] [symptoma.com]

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]

Gallbladder Displacement

Eight had acute acalculous cholecystitis (AC) and 17 had acute calculous cholecystitis (CC). [em-consulte.com]

Acute acalculous cholecystitis. [barnardhealth.us]

[…] occurs in people without gallstones, and for this reason is called acalculous cholecystitis. [en.wikipedia.org]