Acute Bacterial Cholangitis
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Acute Bacterial Cholangitis
BACKGROUND Acute bacterial cholangitis for the most part owing to common bile duct stones is common in gastroenterology practice and represents a potentially life-threatening condition often characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and jaundice (Charcot's triad) as well as confusion and septic shock (Reynolds' pentad). METHODS This review is based on a systematic literature review in PubMed wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Visceral Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2297-4725,2297-475X
DOI: 10.1159/000430965