CT scan showing acute calculous cholecystitis with gallbladder wall thickening, pericholecystic fluid, and stones (arrow) in a 47-year-old woman.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cholecystitis — Inflammation of the gallbladder. [chole + G. kystis, bladder, + itis, inflammation] acute c. inflammation and/or hemorrhagic necrosis, with variable infection, ulceration, and … Medical dictionary
cholecystitis emphysematosa — emphysematous cholecystitis cholecystitis caused by gas producing organisms, characterized by gas in the gallbladder lumen that frequently infiltrates into the wall of the gallbladder and surrounding tissues; it may be either calculous or… … Medical dictionary
acalculous cholecystitis — any cholecystitis that is not caused by gallstones. These types constitute not more than 10 per cent of cases but usually have a much more grave prognosis than calculous cholecystitis because there may be serious complications such as gangrene… … Medical dictionary
follicular cholecystitis — cholecystitis in which there is conspicuous formation of lymphoid follicles that often contain germinal centers. It may be either calculous or acalculous … Medical dictionary
Sergei Magnitsky — Born Sergei Leonidovich Magnitsky April 8, 1972(1972 04 08) U.S.S.R. Died April 10, 2009 … Wikipedia
