title: [Acute non-calculous cholecystitis].
abstract: We report a ten-year series of 18 patients treated for acute acalculous cholecystitis. 12 were males and six females, ranging in age from 23 to 77 years, with a mean of 64. 13 underwent major surgical procedures, two for multiple injuries. An additional four patients were also treated for multiple injuries. Clinical knowledge and a critical attitude are essential for the diagnosis. Blood tests are unreliable, since the result may be affected by other complications or associated diseases. It is therefore necessary to use diagnostic imaging. The treatment of choice is percutaneous bile drainage.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk avdeling, Sentralsykehuset i Akershus, Nordbyhagen.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kvam
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rosseland
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Solheim
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakka
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Akutt akalkuløs kolecystitt.