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Acute cholecystitis in elderly patients after hip fracture: Incidence and epidemiology.

Suk Kyu ChooHyung Jun ParkHyoung-Keun OhYoo Kyung KangYoungwoo Kim
Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2015)
The incidence of acute cholecystitis was higher than we expected, and this condition can lead to more serious problems if overlooked. Acute cholecystitis as a medical complication after hip fracture was underestimated in previous studies. Furthermore, acute cholecystitis should be considered as a complication of hip fracture, not hip surgery, in the elderly. The present study does not imply that hip fracture causes acute cholecystitis, although elderly hip fracture patients are in an extremely debilitated state and are prone to developing acute cholecystitis.
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