Gallbladder perforation: a rare complication of acute cholecystitis.
Gallbladder perforation is a rare but potentially fatal disease and therefore is a dilemma for early diagnosis. It is usually a complication of acute cholecystitis with or without gallstones. We present a case of 70-year-old female with abdominal pain and fever. Initial ultrasound revealed cholelithiasis with possible acute cholecystitis. Clinical condition of the patient worsened and suspicion of gallbladder perforation was entertained. Hence, a repeat ultrasound and CT scan was done. Following this a gallbladder perforation was confirmed intra operatively.
Department of Surgery, Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi.
Saad Akhtar
SA
Khan
Gulfam
Abdul Wahid
AW
Anwer
Zeeshan
Z
Arshad
Khalid
K
Hameed
Mustafa
M
Shoaib
D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery