Cholangitis and cholecystitis are two separate conditions that affect the biliary system. While both can be related to gallstones, they each have different underlying causes, symptoms, and treatments.

Abe T, Amano H, Hanada K, et al. Efficacy and safety of early cholecystectomy for comorbid acute cholecystitis and acute cholangitis: retrospective cohort study. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2019;38:8-12.

Once the acute stage is over, the cause of the cholangitis is treated. The procedure for biliary drainage is selected depending on the severity of the symptoms, and timed accordingly.

The patient was admitted with a presumptive diagnosis of acute cholecystitis or ascending cholangitis. She was aggressively hydrated and received levofloxacin, metronidazole, stress-dose ...

SAN DIEGO — Statin therapy decreased the risk for developing acute cholangitis among patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022 ...

Cholecystitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder that usually occurs due to a gallstone getting stuck in the opening. It can cause abdominal bloating, nausea, and vomiting.

Acute cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is an organ that sits below your liver and helps your body digest fat. Cholecystitis can become very severe and in most ...

Early Versus Delayed Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis, Are the 72 Hours Still the Rule?: A Randomized Trial Roulin D, Saadi A, Di Mare L, Demartines N, Halkic N Ann Surg. 2016;264:717-722 ...

Reference: Imamura H, Konagaya T, Hashimoto T, Kasugai K. Acute pancreatitis and cholangitis: A complication caused by a migrated gastrostomy tube. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13 (39): 5285-5287 ...

Acute calculous cholecystitis is a complication of cholelithiasis, a condition that afflicts more than 20 million Americans annually 1 and results in direct costs of more than $6.3 billion. 2 Most ...

Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on the Safety and Effectiveness of Early versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis Gurusamy K, Samraj K, Gluud C, Wilson E ...