All of the following are associated with the gall stones except: March 2005: (A) Acute pancreatitis, (B) Acute cholecystitis, (C) Acute appendicitis, (D) Acute cholangitis
Answer is C. Ans. C: Acute appendicitis Effects and complications of gall stones: In the gall bladder - Biliary colic - Acute cholecystitis Chronic cholecystitis - Empyema of gall bladder - Mucocele - Perforation In the bile ducts - Biliary obstruction - Acute cholangitis - Acute pancreatitis In the intestine - Intestinal obstruction (gallstone ileus) - Cancer of the gallbladder (rarely) - Jaundice - Pancreatitis