Rethinking the Spectrum of Biliary Disease: Incipient Cholecystitis, an Intermediate Clinical Entity Between Biliary Colic and Acute Cholecystitis
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DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(17)33869-6
Abstract: Biliary disease is among the commonest and costliest diseases of the digestive system with an estimated 15% prevalence of gallstones in the United States population. While cholelithiasis may often remain asymptomatic, some patients eventually progress… read more here.
Keywords: cholecystitis; colic acute; intermediate clinical; acute cholecystitis ... See more keywords
Immediate acupuncture with GB34 for biliary colic: protocol for a randomised controlled neuroimaging trial
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050413
Abstract: Introduction As the main manifestation of gallstone disease, biliary colic (BC) is an episodic attack that brings patients severe pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant. Although acupuncture has been documented with significance to lead… read more here.
Keywords: acupuncture gb34; acupuncture; trial; randomised controlled ... See more keywords
The Need for Standardizing Diagnosis, Treatment and Clinical Care of Cholecystitis and Biliary Colic in Gallbladder Disease
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DOI: 10.3390/medicina58030388
Abstract: Gallstones affect 20% of the Western population and will grow in clinical significance as obesity and metabolic diseases become more prevalent. Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) is a common treatment for diseases caused by gallstones, with 1.2… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; biliary colic; clinical care; gallbladder disease ... See more keywords