Emphysematous cholecystitis following cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Emphysematous cholecystitis developed in a 65-year-old man 24 hours following resuscitation from cardiac arrest. Our findings in this case support the importance of ischemia in this disease process.
D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002765:Cholecystography; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000098:blood supply*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000009:adverse effects*