Comparison of acute cholangitis with or without common bile duct dilatation

  • Authors:
    • Minoru Tomizawa
    • Fuminobu Shinozaki
    • Rumiko Hasegawa
    • Yoshinori Shirai
    • Yasufumi Motoyoshi
    • Takao Sugiyama
    • Shigenori Yamamoto
    • Naoki Ishige
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  • Published online on: April 28, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4401
  • Pages: 3497-3502
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Abstract

To improve the management of patients with acute cholangitis, the present study compared laboratory test variables between acute cholangitis patients with or without common bile duct (CBD) dilatation [CBDdil(+) and CBDdil(‑), respectively]. The medical records of patients diagnosed with acute cholangitis and subjected to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography between February 2008 and May 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. The present study consisted of 40 men (aged 69.4±8.8 years) and 37 women (aged 68.8±11.6 years). It was observed that CBDdil(‑) patients were slightly younger than CBDdil(+) patients (P=0.0976), and levels of C‑reactive protein (CRP) were significantly higher in CBDdil(‑) patients than in CBDdil(+) patients (P=0.0392). In addition, logistic regression analysis indicated that CRP levels were associated with the presence of CBD dilatation (P=0.0392). These data indicate that patients with acute cholangitis without CBD dilatation tend to be younger and have higher levels of CRP. Thus, in acute cholangitis patients without CBD dilatation, diagnosis should be determined using clinical symptoms and laboratory data.

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Tomizawa M, Shinozaki F, Hasegawa R, Shirai Y, Motoyoshi Y, Sugiyama T, Yamamoto S and Ishige N: Comparison of acute cholangitis with or without common bile duct dilatation. Exp Ther Med 13: 3497-3502, 2017
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Hasegawa, R., Shirai, Y., Motoyoshi, Y., Sugiyama, T. ... Ishige, N. (2017). Comparison of acute cholangitis with or without common bile duct dilatation. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 13, 3497-3502. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4401
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Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Hasegawa, R., Shirai, Y., Motoyoshi, Y., Sugiyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Ishige, N."Comparison of acute cholangitis with or without common bile duct dilatation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 13.6 (2017): 3497-3502.
Chicago
Tomizawa, M., Shinozaki, F., Hasegawa, R., Shirai, Y., Motoyoshi, Y., Sugiyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Ishige, N."Comparison of acute cholangitis with or without common bile duct dilatation". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 13, no. 6 (2017): 3497-3502. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2017.4401