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Spontaneous cholecystocolonic fistula: a model situation for bile acid diarrhea and fatty acid diarrhea as a consequence of a disturbed enterohepatic circulation of bile acids.

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Fistulas between the biliary and gastrointestinal tract complicate 12% of cases with cholecystitis. Communications of the biliary tract occur with decreasing frequency into the duodenum, colon and stomach. Clinical symptoms of cholecysto-colonic fistulas are chills and temperature elevation

[Acalculous acute cholecystitis during the course of typhoid fever in children].

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OBJECTIVE Determine the treatment of the acalculous acute cholecystitis during the course of typhoid fever in children. METHODS It was carried out a retrospective study in 10 patients with acalculous cholecystitis in the course of typhoid fever, from June 1992 to May 1997, in the Children's

Ureteritis and cholecystitis: two unusual manifestations of cytomegalovirus disease in renal transplant recipients.

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BACKGROUND Common clinical manifestations of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection include flu-like symptoms with fever, diarrhea, leukopenia, and elevated liver enzymes. Diagnosis is made by detection of the virus by buffy-coat blood culture or by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. METHODS Here we

Acute acalculous cholecystitis. Complication of other illnesses in childhood.

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Seventy-four cases of acalculous cholecystitis in infants and children (seven personal cases and 67 from the literature) were analyzed. In 45 cases the cholecystitis appeared as a complication of another illness. The primary illnesses in our patients were leptospirosis (four cases), diarrhea (two

Acalculous cholecystitis and septicemia caused by non-O1 Vibrio cholerae: first reported case and review of biliary infections with Vibrio cholerae.

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The first case of septicemic acute acalculous cholecystitis caused by non-O1 Vibrio cholerae is described in a healthy traveler, and biliary tract infections from V. cholerae are reviewed. Immediately after a vacation in Cancun, Mexico, a 55-year-old man developed acute cholecystitis. Blood and bile

Acute acalculous cholecystitis complicating typhoid fever in an adult patient: a case report and review of the literature.

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A case of typhoidal acalculous cholecystitis is described in a 31-year-old Indian man, who was admitted with 4-day fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. On examination, he looked ill, but was conscious and febrile with icteric sclera. The right upper quadrant of the abdomen was tender.

Cystoisosporiasis-related human acalculous cholecystitis: the need for increased awareness.

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Cholecystitis is one of the common surgical indications affecting human beings in many countries. A variety of infectious agents can be associated with acute or chronic acalculous cholecystitis, especially in HIV/AIDS patients. In this investigation, the authors aim to describe two cases of

Campylobacter cholecystitis.

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There are 13 cases of campylobacter cholecystitis reported so far in the medical literature. Among them, only 4 patients had diarrhea. We report another case of acalculous cholecystitis in a setting of campylobacter enteritis. The case report is followed by a literature review regarding this rare

Predictors of Diarrhea after Hepatectomy and Its Impact on Gastrointestinal Quality of Life in Living Donors.

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BACKGROUND Donor safety and preservation of donor health after living liver donation are of paramount importance. Diarrhea has a significant influence on gastrointestinal quality of life among donors who have undergone living donor hepatectomy. Thus, we aimed to investigate predictors of diarrhea

Impact of choice of therapeutic strategy for acute cholecystitis on patient's health-related quality of life. Results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial.

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BACKGROUND The aim of this prospective, randomized study was to determine if health related quality of life is affected by the choice of surgical strategy in the management of acute cholecystitis. METHODS After diagnostic workup, patients were randomized to one of two groups: (1) early laparoscopic

Eosinophilic cholecystitis.

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A somewhat obese, 40-year old female presented with a classic history of gallbladder disease and a peripheral eosinophilia of 14% without an allergic history. A nonvisualizing oral cholecystogram was followed by an uneventful cholecystectomy. Pathological examination revealed a calculus in the

[Acalculous cholecystitis and intestinal cryptosporidiosis: frequent association in HIV patients].

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Five cases of acalculous cholecystitis associated with Cryptosporidium intestinal infection in HIV infected patients are reported. Clinical, Biological and Microbiological features as well as imaging studies are described. All the patients were males. Risk factors for HIV infection included previous

Therapeutic Efficacy of Oral Ofloxacin in Acute Diarrhea and Dysentery.

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The efficacy of 200mg oral ofloxacin given twice daily for 3 days was evaluated in 98 hospitalized cases with acute diarrhea or dysentery. Sixty cases were female, most of whom were laborers.Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Shigella flexneri, Shigella boydii, Shigella sonnei, Aeromonas

Spontaneous Hepatic Hemorrhage Caused by Emphysematous Cholecystitis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

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BACKGROUND Emphysematous cholecystitis and spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage are uncommon and serious conditions with non-specific presentations that can lead to a poor clinical outcome. We report a case of spontaneous hepatic hemorrhage of emphysematous cholecystitis. A 49-year-old male presented to

Postoperative enteral hyperalimentation for cryptosporidial acute cholecystitis associated with AIDS and enteritis.

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A homosexual youth presented with undiagnosed acute cryptosporidial cholecystitis, a fever of 102.8 degrees F and a WBC of 3500/mm3. This was preceded by several months of watery diarrhea and 20% weight loss. Following cholecystectomy, G-I function was maintained by efficient esophageal aspiration

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