Acute Cholecystitis: Etiology
Risk factors for calculous cholecystitis mirror those of cholelithiasis and include the following:
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Acalculous cholecystitis is related to conditions associated with biliary stasis, to include the following:
Other causes of acalculous cholecystitis include the following:
- Critical illness
- Major surgery or severe trauma/burns
- Sepsis
- Long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
- Prolonged fasting
Other causes of acalculous cholecystitis include the following:
- Cardiac events, including myocardial infarction
- Sickle cell disease
- Salmonella infections
- Diabetes mellitus
- Patients with AIDS who have cytomegalovirus, cryptosporidiosis, or microsporidiosis
- Idiopathic