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CT scan is usually used for the diagnosis of the complications of acute cholecystitis. These complications include emphysematous cholecystitis and gangrenous cholecystitis. | |||
==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
*CT scan is usually used for the diagnosis of the complications of acute cholecystitis. These complications include:<ref name="pmid28603584">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gomes CA, Junior CS, Di Saverio S, Sartelli M, Kelly MD, Gomes CC, Gomes FC, Corrêa LD, Alves CB, Guimarães SF |title=Acute calculous cholecystitis: Review of current best practices |journal=World J Gastrointest Surg |volume=9 |issue=5 |pages=118–126 |year=2017 |pmid=28603584 |pmc=5442405 |doi=10.4240/wjgs.v9.i5.118 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid22824121">{{cite journal |vauthors=Reginelli A, Mandato Y, Solazzo A, Berritto D, Iacobellis F, Grassi R |title=Errors in the radiological evaluation of the alimentary tract: part II |journal=Semin. Ultrasound CT MR |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=308–17 |year=2012 |pmid=22824121 |doi=10.1053/j.sult.2012.01.016 |url=}}</ref> | |||
**Emphysematous cholecystitis | |||
**Gangrenous cholecystitis | |||
===Limitations of CT=== | |||
*Limitations of CT scan include:<ref name="pmid28603584">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gomes CA, Junior CS, Di Saverio S, Sartelli M, Kelly MD, Gomes CC, Gomes FC, Corrêa LD, Alves CB, Guimarães SF |title=Acute calculous cholecystitis: Review of current best practices |journal=World J Gastrointest Surg |volume=9 |issue=5 |pages=118–126 |year=2017 |pmid=28603584 |pmc=5442405 |doi=10.4240/wjgs.v9.i5.118 |url=}}</ref> | |||
* | **Helpful in obese patients | ||
** | **Helpful in patients with gaseous abdominal distention | ||
** | **Information about other intra-abdominal structures | ||
** | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
CT scan is usually used for the diagnosis of the complications of acute cholecystitis. These complications include emphysematous cholecystitis and gangrenous cholecystitis.
CT scan
- CT scan is usually used for the diagnosis of the complications of acute cholecystitis. These complications include:[1][2]
- Emphysematous cholecystitis
- Gangrenous cholecystitis
Limitations of CT
- Limitations of CT scan include:[1]
- Helpful in obese patients
- Helpful in patients with gaseous abdominal distention
- Information about other intra-abdominal structures
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gomes CA, Junior CS, Di Saverio S, Sartelli M, Kelly MD, Gomes CC, Gomes FC, Corrêa LD, Alves CB, Guimarães SF (2017). "Acute calculous cholecystitis: Review of current best practices". World J Gastrointest Surg. 9 (5): 118–126. doi:10.4240/wjgs.v9.i5.118. PMC 5442405. PMID 28603584.
- ↑ Reginelli A, Mandato Y, Solazzo A, Berritto D, Iacobellis F, Grassi R (2012). "Errors in the radiological evaluation of the alimentary tract: part II". Semin. Ultrasound CT MR. 33 (4): 308–17. doi:10.1053/j.sult.2012.01.016. PMID 22824121.