Open AccessAcute acalculous cholecystitis on a COVID-19 patient: a case report
Author(s) -
Edoardo Mattone,
Maria Sofia,
Elena Schembari,
V. Palumbo,
R Bonaccorso,
Valentina Randazzo,
G. La Greca,
Carmelo Iacobello,
Domenico Russello,
Saverio Latteri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of medicine and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 2049-0801
DOI - 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.08.027
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystitis , cholecystectomy , nausea , vomiting , gallbladder , pneumonia , percutaneous , general surgery , surgery
We report an extremely rare case of acute acalculous cholecystitis on a COVID-19 patient. In our knowledge, this is the first report of laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed on a COVID-19 patient.
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