Acute non-calculous cholecystitis.
Shock gall-bladder is a complication that can arise following trauma or after an operation. The sex distribution, disease frequency and mortality rate associated with this condition are presented and possible pathophysiology is discussed. Post-traumatic cholecystitis seems to occur most often in the second to fourth decade of life. The aetiology remains unknown and may be multifactorial. An awareness of this complication and a resort to early surgery can largely protect the patient from severe consequences.
Mayer
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Surgical University Clinic, Ruhr-University Bochum, Marienhospital Herne 1, Federal Republic of Germany.
Strosche
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Lindecken
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KD
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012769:Shock / Q000150:complications*