Gastroenterology and Hepatology Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom, Third Edition (Pearls of Wisdom Medicine) by DiBaise John
Author:DiBaise, John [DiBaise, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2012-04-19T14:00:00+00:00
False.
True/False: Cholangiocarcinoma is usually easily detected in the setting of PSC.
False.
What is the most common cause of acute suppurative cholangitis?
Intrahepatic or extrahepatic stones are the cause of almost all cases. Patients with a biliary endoprosthesis and/or previous biliary manipulation are also at risk.
What is the treatment of choice in acute suppurative cholangitis?
Endoscopic decompression along with systemic antibiotics.
• • • SUGGESTED READINGS • • •
Barie PS, Eachempati SR. Acute acalculous cholecystitis. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2010;39(2):343-357.
Alderlieste YA, van den Elzen BD, Rauws EA, Beuers U. Immunoglobulin G4-associated cholangitis: one variant of immunoglobulin G4-related systemic disease. Digestion. 2009;79(4):220-228.
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