Acute acalculous cholecystitis in an infant after cardiac surgery.
Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a virulent disease that occurs most commonly in critically ill patients. Imaging studies may facilitate earlier diagnosis and may decrease the morbidity and mortality rates. The authors report on a 30-month-old child with acute acalculous cholecystitis after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot. A review of the clinical pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment is included.
Paret
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Gilad
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Jonas
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Meyers
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Barzilay
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D000208:Acute Disease; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery