title: Do Radiographic Findings of Gangrenous Cholecystitis in the Preoperative Setting Influence Patient Outcome?
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Habenicht
authors.forename: Corey J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Chris T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Dionesia D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Adraktas
authors.forename: Vivan M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Hathuc
authors.forename: Meghann L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: Amy N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Hildreth
authors.forename: Preston R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005734:Gangrene / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome