Cholecystitis

Management of gallbladder inflammation.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
GastroenterologySurgery

Clinical Guidelines

CKS: Cholecystitis - acute
National
NICE guideline [CG188]
National
NICE guideline CG188: Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management
National
2017 WSES and SICG guidelines on acute calcolous cholecystitis in the elderly population
Local
2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute calculus cholecystitis
Local
2024 Clinical Practice Guideline Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) for the Diagnosis and Management of Intra-abdominal Infections
Local
EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gallstones
Local
Guidelines for the Clinical Application of Laparoscopic Biliary Tract Surgery (SAGES)
Local
Safe Cholecystectomy Multi-Society Practice Guideline and State of the Art Consensus Conference
Local
TG13: Updated Tokyo Guidelines for the management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis
Local
Tokyo Guidelines 2018: diagnostic criteria and severity grading of acute cholecystitis
Local