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Inflammation of the GALLBLADDER; generally caused by impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, or other diseases.
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- Gallbladder Inflammation
- Inflammation, Gallbladder
- Empyema, Gall Bladder
- Empyema, Gallbladder
- Gall Bladder Empyema
- Gallbladder Empyema
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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note specifics; entry term EMPYEMA, GALLBLADDER: restrict to gallbladder; "biliary empyema": unless of gallbladder, index under EMPYEMA (IM) + BILIARY TRACT DISEASES (IM) or specific biliary precoord
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cholecystitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002764. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002764
- Cholecystitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecystitis
- Cholecystitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376666