title: Gallbladder perforation: preoperative diagnosis by combined imaging techniques.
abstract: Gallbladder perforation represents the most serious complication of cholecystitis. Rapid preoperative diagnosis is necessary because of the high morbidity and mortality associated with it. The authors present a case of gallbladder perforation in a 64-year-old man who had been on high doses of steroids. This case was diagnosed preoperatively by combined radiologic imaging methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, VA Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mihas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Athar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shueke
mesh_terms: D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C046767:technetium Tc 99m iminodiacetic acid