Since its publication in 2007, the Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis
and cholecystitis (TG07) have been widely adopted. The validation of TG07 conducted in …

Background Since the publication of the Tokyo Guidelines (TG 13) for the management of
acute cholecystitis (AC), multidirectional studies have been published. However …

Abstract Background The Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and
cholecystitis (TG07) were published in 2007 as the world's first guidelines for acute …

Purpose The aim of this retrospective study was to identify the risk factors associated with
the severity characteristics in the Tokyo guidelines for conversion to open surgery in patients …

Abstract Background The 2013 Tokyo Guidelines (TG13) for acute cholecystitis have not
been studied extensively in US populations. Methods A retrospective review of patients with …

Objective: Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is traditionally known to occur in critically ill
patients and to have a poor prognosis. Although cholecystectomy is usually recommended …

Background and Objectives: Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a common surgical emergency.
Recent evidence suggests that serum procalcitonin (PCT) is superior to leukocytosis and …

Background We performed bacteriological analysis of bile in acute cholecystitis (AC)
patients graded in severity according to the Tokyo guidelines. Methods We enrolled 163 AC …

The management of acute cholecystitis is still based on clinical expertise. This study aims to
investigate whether the outcome of acute cholecystitis can be related to the severity criteria …

Heterogeneity of patients affected by acute cholecystitis, and their co-morbidities make very
difficult to standardize the therapy for this very common condition. The staging system …