A rare case of gall bladder perforation in acute acalculous cholecystitis | Zendy

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A rare case of gall bladder perforation in acute acalculous cholecystitis

Author(s) -

Vijay Agarwal,

Dhanesh Kumar,

Ajay Kumar,

Atul Jain

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of surgery/sri lanka journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2279-2201

pISSN - 0379-8240

DOI - 10.4038/sljs.v33i2.8154

Subject(s) - medicine , sri lanka , medical journal , perforation , general surgery , medical education , family medicine , south asia , sociology , ethnology , materials science , punching , metallurgy

Gall bladder perforation is a rare but life threatening complication of acute cholecystitis. It is rarely diagnosed preoperatively, although with a high index of suspicion, awareness, diagnostic procedures such as ultrasound and CT scan scan can help in preoperative diagnosis. However, final diagnosis is usually confirmed at laparotomy. Increase in morbidity and mortality is observed when a definitive diagnosis is delayed [1].

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