2018
Total bilirubin trend as a predictor of common bile duct stones in acute cholecystitis and symptomatic cholelithiasis
Gillaspie DB, Davis KA, Schuster KM. Total bilirubin trend as a predictor of common bile duct stones in acute cholecystitis and symptomatic cholelithiasis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2018, 217: 98-102. PMID: 29929909, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon bile duct stonesBile duct stonesAcute cholecystitisSymptomatic cholelithiasisDuct stonesBilirubin levelsProcedural interventionTotal bilirubinPresence of CBDSElevated total bilirubinTotal bilirubin levelsElevated serum bilirubinBiliary colicAdult patientsSerum bilirubinSerum makersImmediate imagingCholecystitisBilirubinCholelithiasisPatientsInterventionColicLevels
2011
Acute cholecystitis in the elderly: use of computed tomography and correlation with ultrasonography
McGillicuddy EA, Schuster KM, Brown E, Maxfield MW, Davis KA, Longo WE. Acute cholecystitis in the elderly: use of computed tomography and correlation with ultrasonography. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 202: 524-527. PMID: 21906722, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cholecystitisCT groupCommon bile duct sizeDiagnosis of ACBile duct sizeDetection of cholelithiasisMore acute presentationsCoronary artery diseaseAcute presentationCholecystectomy ratesElderly patientsNonambulatory statusArtery diseaseUS findingsComputed tomographyService admissionsInflammationUS groupPatientsCTDuct sizeCholecystitisTomographyGroupLeukocytosis