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Acute acalculous cholecystitis. clinical and experimental remarks

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Acute acalculous cholecystitis is an entity on the increase. The disease causes high rates of morbidity such as those normally observed in critically ill patients. Acute acalculous cholecystitis should be promptly suspected and diagnosed, for timely surgical treatment. This chapter will deal with the experimental and clinical work out that has led to better knowledge of this topic.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy

    Francesco Rulli & Everardo Zanella

  2. Chair of Surgical Pathology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

    Mario Sianesi

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    Everardo Zanella (Professor of Surgery and Chairman) (Professor of Surgery and Chairman)

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Rulli, F., Sianesi, M., Zanella, E. (1999). Acute acalculous cholecystitis. clinical and experimental remarks. In: Zanella, E. (eds) Advances in Abdominal Surgery. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4469-8_4

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