Abdullah Özgür YENİOVA, Metin UZMAN, Ayşe KEFELİ, Sebahat BAŞYİĞİT, Ferdane PİRİNÇÇİ SAPMAZ, Zeliha ASİLTÜRK LÜLLECİ, Yaşar NAZLIGÜL

Comparison of ultrasonographic and laboratory findings of acute cholecystitis between elderly and nonelderly patients

Background/aim: The incidence of acute cholecystitis (AC) increases with age, and aging is also one of the poor prognostic factors. Aging is related to altered physiology, so diseases may show different characteristics in elderly patients. We aimed to investigate the differences between the main characteristic features of AC in elderly and nonelderly patients. Materials and methods: In this retrospective study, patients who had a diagnosis of AC were included and divided into two groups of people aged

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