Spontaneous Perforation of Gallbladder: Case Report

The main cause of perforation of the gallbladder is cholecystitis with or without cholelithiasis. In old age, spontaneous perforation of gallbladder can be due to decrease in its blood supply, which can be due to atherosclerosis, focal vasospasm or localized vasculitis. Perforation of gallbladder is...

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Autores principales: Sheoran, Satish Kumar, Sahai, Rajiv Nandan, Indora, Jagmohan, Biswal, Upender Chand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27785327
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/gr702e
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Sumario:The main cause of perforation of the gallbladder is cholecystitis with or without cholelithiasis. In old age, spontaneous perforation of gallbladder can be due to decrease in its blood supply, which can be due to atherosclerosis, focal vasospasm or localized vasculitis. Perforation of gallbladder is associated with high morbidity and mortality, if left untreated. Here we report a case of a 60-year-old male with perforation of gallbladder.

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