Gallstone Disease & Cholecystitis — Topic Test
20 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 48-year-old obese female presents with acute onset right upper quadrant colicky pain radiating to the right shoulder tip, associated with nausea and vomiting. Ultrasound shows gallstones with gallbladder wall thickness of 4 mm and no pericholecystic fluid. Murphy's sign is positive. The most appropriate management is:
AERCP and sphincterotomy
BElective laparoscopic cholecystectomy after pain subsides
CCholecystostomy
DUDCA (ursodeoxycholic acid) dissolution therapy