Air in gallbladder: Emphysematous cholecystitis or else?
Abstract Gas in gallstones represents a rare but well described radiological finding. Other causes of gas in gallbladder include biliary‐enteric fistula, sphincterotomy, gas forming organisms cholangitis. However, gas in gallbladder raises suspicion of emphysematous cholecystitis which necessitates...
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| description | Abstract Gas in gallstones represents a rare but well described radiological finding. Other causes of gas in gallbladder include biliary‐enteric fistula, sphincterotomy, gas forming organisms cholangitis. However, gas in gallbladder raises suspicion of emphysematous cholecystitis which necessitates prompt diagnosis and management due to its rapid clinical course and high mortality rate. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-873a4cb69d514ff0983eaa51b0b1c3c22025-08-20T03:47:23ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-03-01113n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6391Air in gallbladder: Emphysematous cholecystitis or else?Konstantinos Sitaridis0Iliana Domi1Maria Nathanailidou2George Chatzigiannis3Konstantinos A. Boulas4Gionous Sourtse5Anestis Hatzigeorgiadis6Department of General Surgery General Hospital of Drama Drama GreeceDepartment of General Surgery General Hospital of Drama Drama GreeceDepartment of General Surgery General Hospital of Drama Drama GreeceDepartment of General Surgery General Hospital of Drama Drama GreeceDepartment of General Surgery General Hospital of Drama Drama GreeceDepartment of General Surgery General Hospital of Drama Drama GreeceDepartment of General Surgery General Hospital of Drama Drama GreeceAbstract Gas in gallstones represents a rare but well described radiological finding. Other causes of gas in gallbladder include biliary‐enteric fistula, sphincterotomy, gas forming organisms cholangitis. However, gas in gallbladder raises suspicion of emphysematous cholecystitis which necessitates prompt diagnosis and management due to its rapid clinical course and high mortality rate.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6391airemphysematous cholecystitisgallbladdergallstones |
| spellingShingle | Konstantinos Sitaridis Iliana Domi Maria Nathanailidou George Chatzigiannis Konstantinos A. Boulas Gionous Sourtse Anestis Hatzigeorgiadis Air in gallbladder: Emphysematous cholecystitis or else? Clinical Case Reports air emphysematous cholecystitis gallbladder gallstones |
| title | Air in gallbladder: Emphysematous cholecystitis or else? |
| title_full | Air in gallbladder: Emphysematous cholecystitis or else? |
| title_fullStr | Air in gallbladder: Emphysematous cholecystitis or else? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Air in gallbladder: Emphysematous cholecystitis or else? |
| title_short | Air in gallbladder: Emphysematous cholecystitis or else? |
| title_sort | air in gallbladder emphysematous cholecystitis or else |
| topic | air emphysematous cholecystitis gallbladder gallstones |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6391 |
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