... of patients excluded: 146 due to: presentation of acute cholangitis (131), presentation of recurrent choledocholithiasis (9), Contraindications for ... 3 patients experienced complications (2 mild pancreatitis, 1 acute cholangitis) Index test(s) (1) EUS Test: EUS was ...

... of the Tokyo Guidelines for the diagnosis of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis taking into consideration the clinical practice ... decompression by nasobiliary catheter or biliary stent in acute suppurative cholangitis: a prospective randomized trial. Gastrointest.Endosc. 2002;56( ...

... A randomised controlled trial of endoscopic sphincterotomy in acute cholangitis without common bile duct stones. Gut. 2002; 51 : ... A randomised controlled trial of endoscopic sphincterotomy in acute cholangitis without common bile duct stones. Gut. 2002; 51 : ...

... conditions causing abdominal pain and fever, such as acute cholangitis or diverticulitis. CT and MRI examination are helpful ... The rupture of a liver cyst can cause acute abdominal pain and ascites. Other liver disease Dilatation of ... hepatic fibrosis is rarely seen in individuals ...

... exclusion criteria. 5 ElGeidie (2011a) excludes patients with acute cholangitis, gallstone pancreatitis,ASA grades IV-V 6 Elgeidie ( ...

... cirrhosis, severe cholestasis with bile duct proliferation, and acute cholangitis have been described in infants [ Zaffanello et al ...

... common bile duct stones; and endoscopic treatment of acute cholangitis reduces short-term mortality when compared to emergency ...

... Chest discomfort Chest pain Chills (prespecified) Cholangiocarcinoma Cholangitis Cholangitis acute Cholecystitis Cholecystitis Acute Cholecystitis chronic Cholelithiasis Chronic hepatic ...

... glutamyl transferase may be elevated during episodes of acute ascending cholangitis and may be helpful in establishing a diagnosis, ...