Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review

Management of patients who have ventriculoperitoneal shunt presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis has remained a clinical challenge. In this paper, the hospital course and the follow-up of a patient presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis and ventriculoperitoneal shunt managed with laparo...

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Main Authors: Abdullah A. Albarrak, Sami Khairy, Alzahrani Mohammed Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/845613
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description Management of patients who have ventriculoperitoneal shunt presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis has remained a clinical challenge. In this paper, the hospital course and the follow-up of a patient presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis and ventriculoperitoneal shunt managed with laparoscopic cholecystectomy are presented followed by literature review on the management of acute calcular cholecystitis in patients who have ventriculoperitoneal shunts.
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spelling doaj-art-d64a4ebc35ca4c8e8358023cac84dde12025-08-20T03:23:38ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192015-01-01201510.1155/2015/845613845613Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature ReviewAbdullah A. Albarrak0Sami Khairy1Alzahrani Mohammed Ahmed2Surgery Department, College of Medicine, Al Majmaah University, P.O. Box 47212, Riyadh 11552, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi ArabiaDivision of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P.O Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi ArabiaManagement of patients who have ventriculoperitoneal shunt presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis has remained a clinical challenge. In this paper, the hospital course and the follow-up of a patient presenting with acute calcular cholecystitis and ventriculoperitoneal shunt managed with laparoscopic cholecystectomy are presented followed by literature review on the management of acute calcular cholecystitis in patients who have ventriculoperitoneal shunts.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/845613
spellingShingle Abdullah A. Albarrak
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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Surgery
title Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Calcular Cholecystitis in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute calcular cholecystitis in a patient with ventriculoperitoneal shunt a case report and literature review
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/845613
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