Acute acalculous cholecystitis.
Acute acalculous cholecystitis is now well recognised but is almost certainly not an homogeneous entity. The recognition of at least two sub-groups would appear to enhance the clinical perspective of this problem and facilitate on-going study and discussion. Two cases representing one of these sub-sets are reported, and both varieties are described.
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Department of Surgery, U.W.I., Jamaica.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male