The presence of right upper quadrant (RUQ) tenderness and guarding, coupled with the patient’s ultrasound results, strongly suggest cholecystitis as the primary consideration, even in the ...

Ultrasound scans are one of the main tests that doctors use to diagnose cholecystitis. Learn more about what an ultrasound scan can show.

Any right upper quadrant pain that lasts for more than six hours in a patient with gallstones should be considered cholecystitis or some other condition until proven otherwise.

Ultrasound of right upper quadrant (RUQ) shows gallstone in gallbladder, and echogenic structure without Doppler signal adjacent to the neck of gallbladder.

1.1 Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis can be used when surgery is not an option, if standard arrangements are in place for clinical governance, consent and ...

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis when surgery is not an option ...