Cholecystitis and Biliary Colic: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

gallbladder disease, asymptomatic gallstones, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, gallstones, obstruction of the cystic duct, calculous cholecystitis, inflammation of the gallbladder, common bileduct stones, gallbladder colic, biliary obstruction, empyema of gallbladder, perforation of gallbladder, sickle cell anemia, estrogen replacement therapy, oral contraceptives, acalculous gallstones, spherocytosis, G-6-PD deficiency, pain in right upper quadrant, pain in right hypochondrium, pain in epigastrium, indigestion, belching, bloating, fatty food intolerance, Murphy sign, jaundice, sepsis, peritoneal signs, biliary colic, cholecystitis

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Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA, FACEP, Assistant Professor, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center
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Peter A D Steel, MA, MBBS, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospitals
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