Abstract:Acute cholecystitis is one of the main causes of medical care in emergencies around the world. It is defined as inflammation of the gallbladder caused mainly by obstruction of the cystic duct by stones. In a small number of patients, the inflammatory process can develop in the absence of stones, receiving the name of alitiásic cholecystitis, having a faster evolution and often evolving with perforation. Acute alitiásic cholecystitis (AAC) corresponds to 15% of cases of acute cholecystitis and mainly affects pa… Show more
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