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Review
. 2002 Sep 21;325(7365):639-43.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7365.639.

Acute cholecystitis

Adrian A Indar  1 , Ian J Beckingham
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Review

Acute cholecystitis

Adrian A Indar et al. BMJ. .
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Figures

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Figure 1
Pathogenesis of acute cholecystitis
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Figure 2
Clinical features of acute cholecystitis: diagnosis is made when features from all three points of diagnostic triangle are present
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Figure 3
Ultrasound (B mode) findings in acute cholecystitis
Figure 4
Figure 4
Plain abdominal radiograph showing emphysematous cholecystitis: note gas within the gallbladder wall and air fluid level within the gall bladder
Figure 5
Figure 5
Pathogenesis and risk factors for acute acalculous cholecystitis
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