The Effect of Leucocytosis, Gender Difference, and Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis in the Elderly Population

Table 1

The young (Group I) and elderly (Group II) of patients who were admitted with the complaint of right upper quadrant pain.

	Group I	Group II
Patients with Right Upper Quadrant Pain	225	93
Female	132	48
Male	93	45
Female/Male Ratio	1.42	1.06
Presence of stone	69	48
Single stone	9	12
Multiple calculi or sludge	60	36
Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis	39	36	p<0.001
Other Reasons of Right Upper Quadrant Pain	186	57

() There was a significant difference between the young and elderly patient groups with respect to the final diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in the presence of right upper quadrant pain (p<0.001).