title: Spontaneous healing of gallbladder perforation: report of a case.
abstract: Gallbladder perforation is a serious complication of acute cholecystitis. Spontaneous healing is very rare, and only three cases have been reported in the English literature. In this study, we present a 73-year-old female patient who underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy years after a gallbladder perforation and spontaneous healing.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, İzmir Karşıyaka State Hospital, İzmir. ckara61@mynet.com
authors.forename: Cemal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Hayrullah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Derıcı
authors.forename: Tuğrul
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tansuğ
authors.forename: Okay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nazli
authors.forename: Ali Doğan
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Bozdağ
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*