Gallbladder surgery

Treatment of acute cholecystitis

Acute cholecystitis is a reason for emergency hospitalization. Depending on the form of the disease and the severity of the clinical manifestations, the type of treatment of cholecystitis is determined. As a rule, they always start with conservative measures. Only some forms of the disease require emergency surgery.

The optimal treatment option for acute cholecystitis is the urgent implementation of surgical treatment. The most favorable terms are the first three days from the onset of the attack.

Examination Methods for Acute Cholecystitis

In terms of examination for acute cholecystitis, it is extremely important to assess the condition of the bile ducts. It is based on patient complaints, ultrasound, and biochemical blood counts.

Ultrasound examination; allows you to assess the severity of inflammatory changes in the wall of the gallbladder, as well as to study the diameter of the gall tree, the nature of its contents.

One of the most informative non-invasive methods for diagnosing the pathology of the biliary tree is magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography . It does not require the introduction of contrast. Moreover, the results make it possible to evaluate all the features of the bile ducts and ducts of the pancreas.

When there is a stone in the common bile duct, just removing the gallbladder will not cure the disease. In these cases, staged treatment of cholecystitis is used. At the first stage, stones are removed from the bile duct using an endoscope. And in the second stage, the gallbladder is removed.

Treatment of cholecystitis in the elderly

There is another group of patients. These are mainly elderly people in whom an attack of cholecystitis significantly affected the well-being, already burdened by various diseases. In Clinic + 31, in such cases even more careful steps are taken to treat patients. At the first stage, decompression of the gall tree is created, which removes the symptoms of inflammation and allows the patient to gain strength, as well as time for a full examination and correction of concomitant pathology. Clinic + 31 has an excellent anesthesiology service, which allows using multilevel preparation and performing operations even for patients at the very advanced age. Patients older than 90 years are not uncommon for us!

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