ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS

Course overview

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS IS A HYPOKINETIC CONDITION OF GALLBLADDER EMPTYING. IT OFTEN PRESENTS AS AN ACUTE AILMENT (ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS), BUT IT CAN ALSO EXHIBIT MORE CHRONIC (CHRONIC CHOLECYSTITIS) SYMPTOMS. ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING DISORDER THAT HAS A HIGH RISK OF PERFORATION AND NECROSIS COMPARED TO THE MORE TYPICAL CALCULOUS DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THIS ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS AND TOUCHES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTEGRATED INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR THESE PATIENTS.