Gallbladder perforation without cholecystitis in a patient awaiting liver transplantation: a peculiar case report of anaemia in cirrhosis

BACKGROUND: Acute anaemia in decompensated liver cirrhosis is commonly caused due to gastrointestinal bleeding; however, sometimes, detecting the site of blood loss is challenging. CASE SUMMARY: A patient on waitlist for orthotopic liver transplantation because of decompensated liver cirrhosis was a...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Biolato, Marco, Tarli, Claudia, Marrone, Giuseppe, Barbaro, Brunella, Liguori, Antonio, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Grieco, Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6598236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31248359
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-019-1018-9
Descripción
Sumario:BACKGROUND: Acute anaemia in decompensated liver cirrhosis is commonly caused due to gastrointestinal bleeding; however, sometimes, detecting the site of blood loss is challenging. CASE SUMMARY: A patient on waitlist for orthotopic liver transplantation because of decompensated liver cirrhosis was admitted with acute anaemia and recurrence of ascites. Their abdomen CT showed migration of gallbladder stones in the pelvis while paracentesis documented hemoperitoneum. A diagnosis of gallbladder perforation was performed. CONCLUSION: Challenging choice of a “wait and see” strategy with conservative therapy, avoiding high-risk cholecystectomy, resulted in a successful liver transplant.

Ejemplares similares