Acute Cholecystitis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Eachempati, Soumitra R. (Editor), Reed, II, R. Lawrence (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Surgery.; Traumatology.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Surgery.; Traumatic Surgery.; Emergency Medicine.

This text covers all aspects of the current diagnosis and treatment of acute cholecystitis. Different diagnostic tests are discussed as well as the preoperative evaluation needed to initiate treatment. Other sections include the management of acute cholecystitis in the critically ill and elderly pat...