Abstract The authors report a rare case of acute emphysematous cholecystitis with pneumoperitoneum. Emphysematous cholecystitis is an uncommon variant of acute cholecystitis. Association with pneumoperitoneum is very rare and the finding of a macroscopic perforation of the gallbladder is possible only in a few cases. A review of the literature revealed 15 other cases of this combination. Diagnostic options and treatment modalities in these patients are discussed here
Acute emphysematous cholecystitis as a cause of pneumoperitoneum / Modini, Claudio; I., Clementi; L., Simonelli; A., Antoniozzi; Assenza, Marco; F., Ciccarone; P., Bartolucci; G., Ricci; R., Petroni. - In: CHIRURGIA ITALIANA. - ISSN 0009-4773. - 60:2(2008), pp. 315-318.
Acute emphysematous cholecystitis as a cause of pneumoperitoneum.
MODINI, Claudio;ASSENZA, Marco;
2008
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Abstract The authors report a rare case of acute emphysematous cholecystitis with pneumoperitoneum. Emphysematous cholecystitis is an uncommon variant of acute cholecystitis. Association with pneumoperitoneum is very rare and the finding of a macroscopic perforation of the gallbladder is possible only in a few cases. A review of the literature revealed 15 other cases of this combination. Diagnostic options and treatment modalities in these patients are discussed hereI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
