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Descriptor English: Emphysematous Cholecystitis
Descriptor Spanish: Colecistitis Enfisematosa
Descriptor colecistitis enfisematosa
Scope note: Variante de colecistitis aguda en la que la inflamación de la VESÍCULA BILIAR se caracteriza por la presencia de bolsas de gas en la pared de la vesícula. Es debida a infección secundaria por microorganismos formadores de gas y presenta un alto riesgo de perforación.Variante de colecistitis aguda en la que la inflamación de la VESÍCULA BILIAR se caracteriza por la presencia de bolsas de gas en la pared de la vesícula. Es debida a infección secundaria por microorganismos formadores de gas y presenta un alto riesgo de perforación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colecistite Enfisematosa
Descriptor French: Cholécystite emphysémateuse
Entry term(s): Cholecystitis, Emphysematous
Tree number(s): C06.130.564.263.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D041882
Scope note: A variant of acute cholecystitis with inflammation of the GALLBLADDER that is characterized by the pockets of gas in the gallbladder wall. It is due to secondary infection caused by gas-forming organisms, and has a high risk of perforation.
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 (1965-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 38042
Unique ID: D041882
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Emphysematous Cholecystitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0439585
Scope note A variant of acute cholecystitis with inflammation of the GALLBLADDER that is characterized by the pockets of gas in the gallbladder wall. It is due to secondary infection caused by gas-forming organisms, and has a high risk of perforation.
Preferred term Emphysematous Cholecystitis
Entry term(s) Cholecystitis, Emphysematous



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