Acute Cholangitis

Alcohol-associated hepatitis and acute cholangitis were accurately diagnosed by machine-learning algorithms, which also outperformed physicians in distinguishing the two diseases, according to a study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

SAN DIEGO — Statin therapy decreased the risk for developing acute cholangitis among patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2022.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in addition to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with acute cholangitis correlated with a decrease in 30-day and 90-day readmission and 30-day mortality, according to study results.