Open AccessA 3 cm sealed pyloric perforation discovered during emergency cholecystectomy
Author(s) -
Emma Turner,
E. R. T. C. Owen,
Kaunteya Reddy
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.01.2009.1534
Subject(s) - medicine , acute cholecystitis , perforation , cholecystectomy , cholecystitis , general surgery , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , laparoscopy , radiological weapon , surgery , gallbladder , materials science , punching , metallurgy
The diagnosis of acute cholecystitis is made on clinical, haematological, biochemical and radiological grounds, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy is commonly performed in the emergency setting. We report a case in which a patient diagnosed with acute cholecystitis was found to have a sealed pyloric perforation at laparoscopy as well as cholecystitis.