HYPOTHESIS There is regional variation in the use of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute cholecystitis in the New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut) Medicare population. DESIGN Population-based, cross-sectional study. SETTING Hospital service areas (HSAs), small geographic areas reflecting local hospital markets, in New England. P...

RUPTURE of the gall bladder is not an uncommon phenomenon usually associated with gangrene following acute calculous cholecystitis. Cases have been reported following non-calculous cholecy-stitis (Maingot, 1957) and there are other isolated cases of rarer causes. Case Report A male, aged 58, presented with a history of bleeding per rectum for six months. Routine sig-moidoscopy showed a carcinom...

PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and long-term outcome of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) under radiologic guidance for acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) and acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) in all patients undergoing that procedure at our institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 111 patients who underwent PC from 2004 to 2012. Patients were divided in...

Background: Gallbladder wall thickening is relatively common on imaging. GB a frequent finding caused by spectrum of conditions. It observed in many intracholecystic as well intrinsic The study aimed to determine the relationship between thickness gallbladder malignancy patients with diseases. Methods: Prospective cross-sectional and observational was carried out department general surgery hepa...