Acute acalculous cholecystitis

The authors report the case of a 14-year old male seen at the adult emergency room at Hospital da Restauração, presenting acute inflammation in the abdomen, secondary to acute appendicitis with local peritonitis. On the 8th postoperative day, he returned to the hospital with abdominal pain associate...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: C. Leite, Carlos Roberto, P. Farias, Terence, Brasileiro, Laertes, B. Leite, Isabel Rejane, C. Leite, Ana Laura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/125271
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/125271
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Colecistite aguda
colecistite crônica agudizada
pós-operatório
Acute acalculous cholecystitis
chronic acalculous cholecystitis
postoperative
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Sumario:The authors report the case of a 14-year old male seen at the adult emergency room at Hospital da Restauração, presenting acute inflammation in the abdomen, secondary to acute appendicitis with local peritonitis. On the 8th postoperative day, he returned to the hospital with abdominal pain associated with fever and intense leukocytosis. Abdominal ultrasonography showed distended gallbladder with thickened walls, which suggests acute acalculous cholecystitis. The patient was submitted to surgery, which revealed an enlarged vesicle, thickened walls, and no calculi inside it. After theperformance of cholecystomy, the patient was dismissed on the 4th postoperative day.