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Right hypochondrial abscess: A rare consequence of supportive cholecystitis

INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous abscess is an extremely uncommon complication of acute suppurative cholecystitis. Over the past century very few cases of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistulas have been described in the medical literature. We, here, report a case of abdominal wall ab...

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Autores principales: El Tinay, Omer, Siddiqui, Zaka ur Rab, Alhedaithy, Mogbil, Kharashgah, Mohamad Naser Mohamad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27994870
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2016.11.009
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous cholecystocutaneous abscess is an extremely uncommon complication of acute suppurative cholecystitis. Over the past century very few cases of spontaneous cholecystocutaneous fistulas have been described in the medical literature. We, here, report a case of abdominal wall abscess secondary to cholecystocutaneous fistula. CASE REPORT: A 78 -year-old male presented as an emergency with a 2 days history of fever, malaise and a right subcostal mass. CT scan of abdomen showed huge abdominal wall abscess communicating intraabdominally to subhepatic area related to gallbladder. CONCLUSION: A high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose this entity preoperatively and to avoid associated morbidity.