Table 1 Characteristics of patients initially diagnosed with cardiac conditions but found to have acute cholecystitis (group 1)
| Â | #01 | #02 | #03 | #04 | #05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptoms | Chest oppression, dyspnea | Chest oppression | Chest pain | Chest oppression | Loss of consciousness |
Initial diagnosis (suspected) | ACS | ACS | ACS | ACS | Adams-Stokes attack |
ECG changes on admission | Inverted or flat T in V2-6 | ST depression in II, III, AVF | None (pacemaker rhythm) | None | None |
Troponin T | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | N/A |
H-FABP | Positive | Negative | Positive | Positive | N/A |
Diagnosis interval, day | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cholelithiasis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Choledocholithiasis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Treatment | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Cholecystectomy | Antibiotics | Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage | Cholecystectomy |