title: Acute non-calculous cholecystitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Surgical University Clinic, Ruhr-University Bochum, Marienhospital Herne 1, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Strosche
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lindecken
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012769:Shock / Q000150:complications*