Book
Management of Gall Stone Disease
- Abbreviations
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ACC |
Acute Calculus Cholecystitis. |
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AGREE II |
Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome. |
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ALT |
Alanine Transaminase. |
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ALP |
Alkaline Phosphatase. |
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AUC |
Area Under the Curve. |
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CBD |
Common Bile Duct. |
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CBDS |
Common Bile Duct Stone. |
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CC |
Consensus Conference. |
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CCC |
Chronic Calculus Cholecystitis. |
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CCh |
Calculus Cholecystitis |
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CT |
Computed Tomography. |
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DLC |
Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. |
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EHC |
Egyptian Health Council. |
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ELC |
Early Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. |
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ERCP |
Endoscopic Retrograde Colangio-Pancreatography |
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ETGBD |
Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage |
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EUS |
Endoscopic Ultrasound. |
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EUS-GBD |
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gallbladder Drainage |
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GGS |
Guideline General Surgery. |
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GGT |
Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase. |
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GRADE |
Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation. |
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ICU |
Intensive Care Unit. |
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ILC |
Intermediate Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. |
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IOC |
Intra-Operative Cholangiography. |
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LFTs |
Liver Function Tests. |
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LR |
Likelihood Ratio |
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LUS |
Laparoscopic Ultrasound |
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MRCP |
Magnetic Resonance Colangio-Pancreatography |
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MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
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NOM |
Non Operative Management |
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NPV |
Negative Predictive Value |
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OR |
Odds Ratio |
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RCT |
Randomized Controlled Trial |
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SEMS |
Self-Expanding Metal Stents |
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SMI |
Superb Microvascular Imaging |
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pSWE |
Point Shear-Wave Elastography. |
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PTGBD |
Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage. |
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PPV |
Positive Predictive Value. |
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TG |
Tokyo Guidelines. |
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TPN |
Total Parenteral Nutrition. |
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US |
Ultrasound |
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95% CI |
95% Confidence Interval |
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