title: [Management of acute cholangitis].
abstract: Treatment of acute cholangitis requires antibiotics and biliary drainage. Some patients develop a life threatening form requiring intensive care and urgent drainage. It is important to identify those patients as soon as possible.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gast
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents