Guideline Title
Gallstone disease.
Bibliographic Source(s)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Gallstone disease. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2014 Oct. 19 p. (Clinical guideline; no. 188).
Guideline Status
This is the current release of the guideline.
This guideline meets NGC's 2013 (revised) inclusion criteria.
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Developer: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Age of Target Population: Adult (19 to 44 years); Aged (65 to 79 years); Aged, 80 and over; Middle Age (45 to 64 years)
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HCPCS: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (mrcp)
ICD9CM: Calculus of bile duct without mention of cholecystitis, without mention of obstruction (574.50); Calculus of gallbladder without mention of cholecystitis, without mention of obstruction (574.20); Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (51.23)
MSH: Gallstones; Liver Function Tests; Ultrasonography
MTH: Biliary calculi; Gallbladder calculus without mention of cholecystitis and no obstruction; Liver Function Tests
PDQ: laparoscopy; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasonography
SNOMEDCT_US: Biliary stone (256896000); Biliary stone (386101005); Liver function tests - general (26958001)
UMD: Stents (15-784); Stents, Biliary (17-672)
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Scope
Disease/Condition(s)
Gallstone disease
Guideline Category
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Management
Treatment
Clinical Specialty
Family Practice
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
Radiology
Intended Users
Advanced Practice Nurses
Nurses
Physician Assistants
Physicians
Guideline Objective(s)
To offer best practice advice on the care of adults with gallstone disease