Gallbladder pseudolithiasis caused by ceftriaxone in young adult

Ceftriaxone is a commonly used antibiotic due to some of its advantages. Reversible gallbladder (GB) sludge or stone has been reported after ceftriaxone therapy. Most of these patients have no symptom, but the GB sludge or stone can sometimes cause cholecystitis. We experienced two patients who had...

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Autores principales: Choi, Yoon Young, Jung, Yun Hwa, Choi, Su Mun, Lee, Chul Seung, Kim, Daeyong, Hur, Kyung Yul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Surgical Society 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3243861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22200045
http://dx.doi.org/10.4174/jkss.2011.81.6.423
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Sumario:Ceftriaxone is a commonly used antibiotic due to some of its advantages. Reversible gallbladder (GB) sludge or stone has been reported after ceftriaxone therapy. Most of these patients have no symptom, but the GB sludge or stone can sometimes cause cholecystitis. We experienced two patients who had newly developed GB stones after ceftriaxone therapy for diverticulitis and pneumonia, and this resolved spontaneously 1 month after discontinuation of the drug. Awareness of this complication could help to prevent unnecessary cholecystectomy.

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