A 55-year-old man is currently hospital day 4, recovering from acute gallstone pancreatitis. His laboratory findings have normalized, he is asymptomatic, and he is tolerating his diet. What would you recommend to this man regarding the timing of cholecystectomy?
A. Cholecystectomy is not indicated.
B. Cholecystectomy should be performed prior to discharge.
C. Percutaneous cholecystostomy should be performed before discharge.
D. Cholecystectomy should be performed 6 weeks after discharge.
E. Cholecystectomy should be performed 6 months after discharge.
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A 55-year-old man is diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. He is clinically worsening and undergoes a repeat CT scan. What feature found on imaging most suggests infected pancreatitis?
A. Air bubbles within the area of necrosis
B. Walled off necrosis
C. Peripancreatic stranding
D. A solid cystic collection with peripancreatic fat stranding
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