Descriptor English: | Cholecystitis, Acute | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Colecistitis Aguda
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Colecistite Aguda | ||||
Descriptor French: | Cholécystite aigüe | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Acute Cholecystitis |
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Tree number(s): |
C06.130.564.263.500 |
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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. |
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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 |
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Previous Indexing: |
Cholecystitis (1964-2003) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 2004 |
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History Note: | 2004 |
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DeCS ID: | 38041 | ||||
Unique ID: | D041881 | ||||
NLM Classification: | WI 755 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 2004/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 2003/07/09 |
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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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