Acute acalculous perforated cholecystitis.
A case of acute acalculous perforated cholecystitis with acute generalized peritonitis in a middle aged cachectic man, presenting late in a moribund condition, is reported. He underwent emergency laparotomy (subtotal cholecystectomy), went into multi-organ failure and was managed accordingly. The patient recovered in about 2 weeks and was followed-up regularly.
Murtaza
Badar
B
Department of General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalnagar Cantt. badar_murtaza@yahoo.com
Malik
Imran Bashir
IB
Mahmood
Asad
A
Saeed
Saira
S
Sharif
Muhammad Ashraf
MA
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous