Acute non-calculous cholecystitis in burns.
Seven burned patients developed acute cholecystitis within 10-37 days of injury, associated with jaundice in 5. There were 6 males and 1 female, with 5 patients aged 28-40 years, the others being 56 and 69 years. Cholecystectomy was performed in all patients with 1 death. It is suggested that the cause of post-burn cholecystitis is traumatic and septic shock with consequent biliary stasis.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications