cholecystitis/phosphatase

The leukocyte alkaline phosphatase was determined in 101 patients with acute and chronic exacerbated cholecystitis, complicated and non-complicated cholelithiasis. Enhanced enzyme activity was established in the inflammatory diseases of the gallbladder and biliary ducts, that was normalized with the

Histochemically, alkaline phosphatase was localised in epithelial brush-border and capillary endothelium of the lamina propria in 41 gallbladders studied. Three distinct patterns of the brush-border enzyme distribution were observed, namely, complete delineation, patchy localisation and a

BACKGROUND The serum level of gamma glutaryl transferase and alkaline phosphatase is raised in acute calculus cholecystitis and common bile duct stone. However, the rise in serum level of these enzymes in acute cholecystitis implies stone in the common bile duct is not well studied. Thus, it may

Acute cholecystitis (AC) is an important cause of emergency admissions among the elderly. The use of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) as bridging therapy among high-risk patients is widely accepted. However, the use of PC as definitive treatment is controversial. To determine the characteristics,

We report two cases of acalculous cholecystitis due to infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) and cryptosporidium. Both involved homosexual men who presented with right upper quadrant pain and elevations of serum alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin. Cholecystectomy specimens showed a thickened

BACKGROUND Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous herpes virus that persists lifelong in normal humans by colonizing memory B cells. Infection during childhood is usually asymptomatic. Isolated gallbladder wall thickening or hydrops have been reported in patients with EBV infectious mononucleosis.

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection can lead to infectious mononucleosis syndrome with the typical symptoms of fever, pharyngitis, and lymphadenopathy. Self-limited mild to moderate elevation of liver enzymes and hepatosplenomegaly are common. However, cholecystitis is not usually considered part of

In a retrospective survey of 202 patients with acute cholecystitis 40 patients (19,8%) were found to have common duct stones. No close correlation between common duct stones and either serum bilirubin or serum alkaline phosphatase could be demonstrated. Therefore it was concluded that peroperative

Functional condition of basic components of the microbicidal system (cation protein myeloperoxidase, acid phosphatase) and spontaneous NB-test of neutrophylic leukocytes' activity values were studied with the aid of cytochemical methods in 175 patients: with acute cholecystitis (133) and

Diagnostic importance of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and alkaline phosphatase activities estimation in bile was demonstrated during inflammation of biliary ducts and gallbladder. Activation of these enzymes in B-bile in cholecystitis and in B- and C-bile--in cholecystocholangitis enabled to

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between clinical information (including age, laboratory data, and sonographic findings) and severe complications, such as gangrene, perforation, or abscess, in patients with acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC). METHODS The medical records of patients