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C-reactive Protein Is the Best Biomarker to Predict Advanced Acute Cholecystitis and Conversion to Open Surgery. A Prospective Cohort Study of 556 Cases

Mahdi Bouassida, S. Zribi, Bassem Krimi, Ghazi Lâamiri, Bassem Mroua, Mohamed Mongi Mighri, Mohamed Msaddak Azzouz, Lamine Hamzaoui, Hassen Touinsi

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery · 2019 · 34 citations · 16 references

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Outcomes of contemporary management of gangrenous and non-gangrenous acute cholecystitis

Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Vachara Niumsawatt, Arun Sethu et al. · HPB · 2011 · 85 citations · Full text

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Clinical Utility of Peri-Operative C-Reactive Protein Testing in General Surgery

Duncan Cole, Andrew Watts, David Scott‐Coombes et al. · Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2008 · 72 citations · Full text

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Is C-reactive protein a useful adjunct in selecting patients for emergency cholecystectomy by predicting severe/gangrenous cholecystitis?

K.W.J. Mok, Ravisankar Reddy, FREDDA WOOD et al. · International Journal of Surgery · 2014 · 69 citations

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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis

Kevin P. Wevers, Henderik L. van Westreenen, G. Patijn · Surgical Laparoscopy Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques · 2013 · 56 citations

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Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography and C reactive protein concentration in acute cholecystitis: a prospective clinical study.

Tatu Juvonen, Heikki Kiviniemi, Onni Niemelä et al. · PubMed · 1992 · 49 citations

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