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EMPHYSEMATOUS CHOLECYSTITIS CAN CAUSE PNEUMOPERITONEUM
Author(s) -
Watson David I.,
Isaacs John,
Williams Randolph S.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02161.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumoperitoneum , cholecystitis , perforation , acute cholecystitis , antibiotic therapy , surgery , bowel perforation , general surgery , antibiotics , cholecystectomy , gallbladder , complication , laparoscopy , materials science , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , punching , metallurgy
A case of emphysematous cholecystitis with gall‐bladder perforation, resulting in free intraperitoneal gas, is presented. It adds to only nine previous reports. A successful outcome was achieved by early surgery, combined with appropriate antibiotic therapy.