Diagnostic Criteria for Cholangitis


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	Diagnostic Criteria for Cholangitis The diagnostic criteria for cholangitis are: fever or abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant; endoscopic or radiologic (sonography or CT) evidence of biliary tract obstruction owing to stones, stricture, or tumor; and laboratory evidence of hyperbilirubinemia and elevated alkaline phosphatase. Related Criteria Appropriate Indications for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (UGE) Diagnostic Criteria for Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (ZES) Diagnostic Criteria for Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) Diagnostic Criteria for Wilson's disease Severity Criteria for Acute Pancreatitis More... References: Lee CC, Chang IJ, Lai YC, Chen SY, Chen SC. Epidemiology and prognostic determinants of patients with bacteremic cholecystitis or cholangitis. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 2007 Mar;102(3):563-9. [Medline] Sponsored Links
	Created: Jul 16, 2007 Last Modified: 10/17/2010