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This text coversall aspects of the current diagnosis and treatment of acute cholecystitis.Different diagnostic testsare discussed as wellas the preoperative evaluation needed to initiate treatment.Other sections include themanagement of acute cholecystitis in the critically ill and elderly patients,recent advances in operative strategies thathave further altered the treatment of acute cholecystitis, andthe utilization of routine intraoperative cholangiography and its relative merits. Primarily intended for general surgeons and residents training in general surgery, Acute Cholecystitis will also serve as a comprehensive reference material for other health care providers, including primary care providers, mid-level nurse practitioners, emergency room physicians and medical students.
Table of contents (17 chapter)
1.History of Medical and Surgical Management of Acute Cholecystitis
2.Normal Biliary Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Gallstones
3.The Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis
4.The Use of Imaging in Gallbladder Disease
5.The Use of Routine and Selective Intraoperative Cholangiography
6.Management of Asymptomatic Gallstones
7.Surgical Management of Acute Cholecystitis
8.Robotic Cholecystectomy
9.Infectious Considerations in Complicated Acute Cholecystitis
10.Gallstone Pancreatitis
11.Management of Cholecystitis in High-Risk Patients
12.Damage Control Techniques in Acute Cholecystitis
13.Indications for and Considerations Surrounding Interval Cholecystectomy
14.Management of Choledocholithiasis
15.Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis
16.Management of Gallstones in the Pediatric Patient
17.Gallbladder Cancer Presenting as Acute Cholecystitis