Chronic cholecystitis

Chronic cholecystitis is an uncommon disease. After the onset of this type of disease, it is also caused by multiple problems in the body. Chronic cholecystitis is very harmful to human health. Moreover, its occurrence also requires examinations of all aspects of the patient's body to understand the patient's body. In this way, when treating, we also know what kind of treatment method is best.

Many people are not very clear about the cause of chronic cholecystitis. After suffering from this disease, they need to have a good understanding of its cause so that when treating it, they will know what method to choose to help improve the patient's disease.

Chronic cholecystitis:

Causes

1. Chronic calculous cholecystitis is the same as acute cholecystitis. Gallstones can cause repeated minor attacks of acute cholecystitis, that is, chronic cholecystitis and acute cholecystitis are different stages of the same disease.

2. Chronic acalculous cholecystitis is discovered during autopsy or surgery and accounts for 2% to 10% of all gallbladder lesions.

3. Chronic atrophic cholecystitis with stones is also known as porcelain gallbladder. The inflammatory stimulation caused by stones leads to calcification of the gallbladder wall. Calcification can be limited to the mucosa, muscle layer or both. It is more common in female patients over 65 years old.

4. Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis is rare and is caused by bile lipids entering the connective tissue of the gallbladder cavity, leading to an inflammatory reaction.

Clinical manifestations

Chronic cholecystitis has no specific symptoms and signs. The clinical manifestations include the following types:

1. Acute attack of chronic cholecystitis

The patient had a history of cholecystitis, and the acute onset was consistent with acute cholecystitis.

2. Painful cholecystitis

Long-term dull pain in the right upper abdomen.

3. Upper abdominal distension and belching after meals.

4. Asymptomatic

It is only discovered during surgery or autopsy.

The above is also some introduction to the causes of chronic cholecystitis. When treating this type of disease, it is necessary to proceed according to the patient's cause, and what its symptoms are. The above also has detailed explanations. The treatment of this type of disease needs to be based on the patient's cause and symptoms, which is conducive to the improvement of the patient's disease.