AGE-SPECIFIC PECULIARITIES OF CLINICAL PICTURE AND EVOLUTION OF ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS

The problem of acute cholecystitis is now becoming ever more urgent bearing in mind a rise in morbidity and poor treatment results especially in elderly patients. Hence, the importance of studying age-specific peculiarities of clinical picture and evolution of this condition. The present study inclu...

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Published in:	Klinicheskaia meditsina Vol. 94; no. 2; p. 133
Main Author:	Balayan, G Z
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 2016
Subjects:	Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Cholecystitis, Acute - epidemiology Female Humans Male Middle Aged
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Summary:	The problem of acute cholecystitis is now becoming ever more urgent bearing in mind a rise in morbidity and poor treatment results especially in elderly patients. Hence, the importance of studying age-specific peculiarities of clinical picture and evolution of this condition. The present study included 1273 patients with acute cholecystitis divided in 2 groups. It was shown that patients of advanced age more frequently suffer complicated cholecystitis. It is concluded that patients aged 60 years and more make up a high-risk group characterized by mildly manifest clinical symptoms and hospitalization at the late stages of the disease.
ISSN:	0023-2149