Do Radiographic Findings of Gangrenous Cholecystitis in the Preoperative Setting Influence Patient Outcome?

Am Surg. 2016 Jan;82(1):E28-30.

Authors

Katherine I Habenicht¹, Corey J Wright, Chris T Hunter, Dionesia D Adraktas, Vivan M Hathuc, Meghann L Kaiser, Amy N Hildreth, Preston R Miller

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 26802850

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Cholecystectomy / adverse effects*
Cholecystectomy / methods
Cholecystitis, Acute / diagnostic imaging*
Cholecystitis, Acute / mortality*
Cholecystitis, Acute / surgery
Databases, Factual
False Negative Reactions
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gangrene / diagnostic imaging*
Gangrene / mortality*
Gangrene / surgery
Hospital Mortality*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
North Carolina
Postoperative Complications / mortality
Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
Postoperative Complications / therapy
Preoperative Care / methods
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Survival Rate
Tertiary Care Centers
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome