Cholangitis: Causes, Diagnosis, and Management

Jesse K Sulzer; Lee M Ocuin

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2018.11.002

Cholangitis: Causes, Diagnosis, and Management

Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Apr;99(2):175-184. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2018.11.002. Epub 2019 Feb 10.

Authors

Jesse K Sulzer¹, Lee M Ocuin²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Atrium Health/Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.
² Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Atrium Health/Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA; Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Atrium Health/Carolinas Medical Center - Northeast, 200 Medical Park Drive, Suite 430, Concord, NC 28025, USA. Electronic address: lee.ocuin@atriumhealth.org.

PMID: 30846028
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2018.11.002

Abstract

Acute cholangitis remains a potentially lethal disease if not appropriately diagnosed in a timely fashion. Modern diagnostic and therapeutic modalities have greatly decreased mortality from acute cholangitis. This article aims to provide an up-to-date synopsis of empirically tested diagnostic criteria as well as an overview of the expanding interventions available.

Keywords: Acute cholangitis; Biliary infection; Biliary obstruction; Choledocholithiasis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Cholangitis* / diagnosis
Cholangitis* / etiology
Cholangitis* / therapy
Drainage
Endoscopy
Humans

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents