title: Post-decompression gallbladder haemorrhage in obstructive jaundice. A report of 2 cases.
abstract: Two cases of massive haemorrhage from the gallbladder in patients suffering from common bile duct obstruction are described. Sudden operative decompression of the massively distended gallbladder was the probable cause of the bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery B, Rambam Medical Centre, and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assalia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002767:Cholecystostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology*; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*