Cholangitis: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Related eMedicine Topics

• Cholangitis [in the Emergency Medicine section]
• Cholangitis, Primary Sclerosing [in the Radiology section]
• Cholangitis, Recurrent Pyogenic [in the Radiology section]
• Cholelithiasis
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
• Recurrent Pyogenic Cholangitis

• Cholangioscopy Using Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatogram (ERCP)
• Erlotinib for Chemoprevention in Trisomy 7 Positive Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
• Laparoendoscopic Rendez Vous Versus Standard Two Stage Approach for the Management of Cholelithiasis/Choledocholithiasis
• Use of Probiotics to Prevent Cholangitis in Children With Biliary Atresia After the Kasai Portoenterostomy

• ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute abdominal pain and fever or suspected abdominal abscess. American College of Radiology - Medical Specialty Society. 1996 (revised 2006). 7 pages. NGC:005138
• ASGE guideline: the role of ERCP in diseases of the biliary tract and the pancreas. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Medical Specialty Society. 2005 Jul. 8 pages. NGC:00448
• Quality indicators for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. American College of Gastroenterology - Medical Specialty Society; American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Medical Specialty Society. 2006 Apr. 6 pages. NGC:004967

Keywords

cholangitis, acute cholangitis, ascending cholangitis, choledocholithiasis, biliary tract obstruction, angiocholitis, cholangeitis, hepatolithiasis, sump syndrome, pyogenic liver abscess, acute renal failure, liver disease, Escherichia coli, E coli, Klebsiella species, Enterococcus species, Bacteroides fragilis, B fragilis

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