Acute biliary conditions in geriatrics
analysis of 151 observations, clinical and diagnostic concepts
Keywords:
cholecystitits, cholangitisAbstract
The authors performed a diagnostic review of 151 paticnts older than 65 who presented non-neoplasic acute biliary processes. The most frequent clinical findings
were discussed , pointing out: the poor simptomatology reiated to the magnitude of the surgical findings; the high nccurrence of signs of participation of the common
bile duct (2 0 % of choledocholitiasis), the frequent eariy peritoneal involvement (9 % of the cases), so frequently ignored ( 7 cases out of 16). and the high incidence of associated affections (s pecially cardiovascula r ailments and d;abetes), which compel to an early surgery in order to correct the imbalance the acute biliary affection means far them.
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