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. 1986 Jan;68(1):14-6.

Is it acute cholecystitis?

P F Schofield, N R Hulton, A D Baildam

Is it acute cholecystitis?

P F Schofield et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1986 Jan.

Abstract

In a prospective study of 100 patients presenting with acute right hypochondrial pain and diagnosed clinically by a qualified surgeon as having acute cholecystitis, we have shown that the diagnostic error can be considerable. Twenty-five of these patients were found to have a different diagnosis on subsequent investigation and in a further 11 patients, no definite diagnosis could be established. This emphasises the need for careful investigation of patients with this presenting complaint.

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