Acute Cholecystitis: What is it? Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis

Acute cholecystitis produces excruciating abdominal pain, which lasts several hours; in addition, it can cause: nausea, vomiting, fever, weight loss, jaundice, abdominal swelling, sweating and light stools.
In general, to make the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis, a physical examination, anamnesis, blood tests and abdominal ultrasound are sufficient; however, it may happen that the doctor wants to deepen the research with more specific tests, such as MRI of the abdomen, abdominal CT scan, hepatobiliary scintigraphy and / or cholangiography.
Acute cholecystitis requires hospitalization, because through this the patient can hope for optimal recovery.