Spontaneous Healthy Gallbladder Perforation, Case Report and Literature Review

Spontaneous gallbladder perforation is a rare medical condition and it is primarily related to acalculous cholecystitis; however, it has a high mortality rate compared to deaths caused by calculous cholecystitis, which only represents 1%. Clinical and paraclinical data are not specific, so it is imp...

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Autores: Gómez Recillas, Víctor, Montes Rangel, Laura A., Vázquez Reyes, Cinthia A., Mejía Domínguez, Laura, Núñez Aguila, Esaú
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Atención Familiar
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/75682
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/atencion_familiar/article/view/75682
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:vesícula biliar
colecistitis alitiásica
colecistectomía
Gallbladder
Acalculous Cholecystitis
Cholecystectomy
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Sumario:Spontaneous gallbladder perforation is a rare medical condition and it is primarily related to acalculous cholecystitis; however, it has a high mortality rate compared to deaths caused by calculous cholecystitis, which only represents 1%. Clinical and paraclinical data are not specific, so it is important to provide a timely diagnosis and immediate treatment to avoid complications and to improve patients’ prognosis.