title: Spontaneous gallbladder perforation.
abstract: Acute gallbladder perforation is an infrequent, although not uncommon, complication of cholecystitis. It is rarely diagnosed preoperatively and the delay in making the definitive diagnosis usually accounts for the increased incidence of morbidity and mortality associated with this complication. A case of a 92-year-old patient in whom acute gallbladder perforation was suspected peroperatively at ultrasonography of the abdomen and confirmed by technetium-99m disofenin radionuclide biliary scan is reported.
authors.affiliation: West Gastroenterology Group, Daniel Freeman Hospital, Inglewood, California.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weaver
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin