title: [Biliary tract infection].
abstract: Biliary tract infection is a frequently encountered clinical problem and requires prompt diagnosis, proper understanding of the pathologic manifestations, and adequate treatment. If not managed properly, it can be the cause of disseminated intravascular coagulation and multiple organ failure and its prognosis can be fatal. This paper focuses on two of its representative diseases: acute cholecystitis and acute cholangitis.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tagaya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kogure
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tajima
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis