title: Intraluminal gallbladder pressure measurements in patients with chronic or acute cholecystitis.
abstract: Gallbladder intraluminal pressures were determined during operation in 22 patients with chronic unobstructed cholecystitis and 25 patients with acute unobstructed cholecystitis by means of a glass manometer connected to a needle. Patients with chronic cholecystitis had a mean resting value of 9.9 +/- 0.9 cm H2O, and patients with acute cholecystitis had a mean fasting value of 36.0 +/- 1.8 cm H2O (p less than 0.001). The importance of these findings is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure