title: [Emphysematous cholecystitis].
abstract: Emphysematous cholecystitis (EC) is a rare and dramatic disease that requires prompt therapeutic procedures. The authors report a case of a 70-year-old-woman, admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Infectious Diseases of the Santa Maria Hospital, with the diagnosis of EC. The literature on EC is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Doenças Infecciosas, Hospital de Santa Maria.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Do Carmo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caldeira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farto e Abreu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lélis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doroana
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Colecistite enfisematosa.