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Descriptor English: Cholecystitis, Acute
Descriptor Spanish: Colecistitis Aguda
Descriptor colecistitis aguda
Scope note: Inflamación aguda de la pared de la VESÍCULA BILIAR. Se caracteriza por la presencia de DOLOR ABDOMINAL, FIEBRE y LEUCOCITOSIS. Aproximadamente en el 90 por ciento de los casos existe una obstrucción litiásica del CONDUCTO CÍSTICO. Inflamación aguda de la pared de la VESÍCULA BILIAR. Se caracteriza por la presencia de DOLOR ABDOMINAL, FIEBRE y LEUCOCITOSIS. Aproximadamente en el 90 por ciento de los casos existe una obstrucción litiásica del CONDUCTO CÍSTICO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colecistite Aguda
Descriptor French: Cholécystite aigüe
Entry term(s): Acute Cholecystitis
Tree number(s): C06.130.564.263.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D041881
Scope note: Acute inflammation of the GALLBLADDER wall. It is characterized by the presence of ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and LEUKOCYTOSIS. Gallstone obstruction of the CYSTIC DUCT is present in approximately 90% of the cases.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cholecystitis (1964-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 38041
Unique ID: D041881
NLM Classification: WI 755
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Cholecystitis, Acute - Preferred
Concept UI M0439583
Scope note Acute inflammation of the GALLBLADDER wall. It is characterized by the presence of ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and LEUKOCYTOSIS. Gallstone obstruction of the CYSTIC DUCT is present in approximately 90% of the cases.
Preferred term Cholecystitis, Acute
Entry term(s) Acute Cholecystitis



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