Template:Cholecystitis - choice of modality

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Choice of modality

  • Right upper quadrant abdominal ultrasonography of cholecystitis is generally the first exam of choice.[1][2][3]
  • Abdominal CT may be used if complications such as perforation or gangrene are suspected.[4] In adults, acute abdominal symptoms that are rather unspecific also indicate CT.

References

  1. Strasberg, SM (26 June 2008). "Clinical practice. Acute calculous cholecystitis. ". The New England Journal of Medicine 358 (26): 2804–11. doi:10.1056/nejmcp0800929. PMID 18579815. 
  2. "Revised estimates of diagnostic test sensitivity and specificity in suspected biliary tract disease ". Arch. Intern. Med. 154 (22): 2573–81. November 1994. doi:10.1001/archinte.154.22.2573. PMID 7979854. 
  3. "The sensitivity of hepatobiliary imaging and real-time ultrasonography in the detection of acute cholecystitis ". Arch Surg 120 (8): 904–6. August 1985. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1985.01390320028004. PMID 3893388. 
  4. Friedman L.S. (2015). Liver, Biliary Tract, & Pancreas Disorders. In Papadakis M.A., McPhee S.J., Rabow M.W. (Eds), Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2015

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