Treatment- cholecystitis

(Ann Surg 2013;258:385; NEJM 2015;373:357)

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  • NPO, IV fluids, nasogastric tube if intractable vomiting, analgesia as treatment ofcholecystitis

  • Antibiotics (E. coli, Klebsiella and Enterobacter sp. are usual pathogens) ([2nd- or 3rd-generation cephalosporin or FQ] + MNZ) or piperacillin-tazobactam

  • CCY (typically laparoscopic) w/in 24 h ↓ morbidity vs. waiting 7–45 d Figure: 🏞️

  • If unstable for surgery, EUS-guided transmural, ERCP-guided transcystic duct drainage, or percutaneous cholecystotomy (if w/o ascites or coagulopathy) are alternatives to CCY

  • Intraoperative cholangiogram or ERCP to r/o choledocholithiasis in Pts w/ jaundice, cholangitis or stone in BD on U/S (see below)

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