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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| 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 Sami Khairy Alzahrani Mohammed Ahmed 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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