Open AccessAcalculous cholecystitis due to Salmonella enteritidis
Author(s) -
María Lourdes Ruiz-Rebollo,
Gloria Sánchez-Antolín,
F. García-Pajares,
Maria Antonia Vallecillo-Sande,
P. Fernández-Orcajo,
R. Velicia-Llames,
A. Caro-Patón
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.6408
Subject(s) - salmonella enteritidis , medicine , salmonella , cholecystitis , gallbladder , gastroenterology , cholecystectomy , biology , bacteria , genetics
Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is defined as an acute inflammation of the gallbladder in the absence of stones. We herein report a case of a young man who developed AAC after a Salmonella enteritidis gastrointestinal infection.