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Conservative Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis: An Updated Narrative Review

Kumar Hari Rajah

Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · pp. 77–83 · Published 16 Apr 2024

10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i61022

Abstract

Conservative treatment of acute cholecystitis has been the initial treatment for acute cholecystitis, which involves the use of antibiotics to control the infection and prepare the patient for cholecystectomy. The Tokyo Guidelines have categorized patients who present with acute cholecystitis into three categories: Categories one, two and three. Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard of treatment, antibiotics and percutaneous cholecystostomy play a role in the management of patients with category two and three. This review aimes to examine the role of antibiotics and percutaneous cholecystostomy in the management of acute cholecystitis.

Conservative treatment of acute cholecystitis non-operative treatment of acute cholecystitis antibiotics in acute cholecystitis percutaneous cholecystostomy tube drainage

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