title: Acalculous Acute Cholecystitis in Previously Healthy Children: General Overview and Analysis of Pediatric Infectious Cases.
abstract: Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an inflammation of the gallbladder, which does not appear to be associated with the presence of gallstones. AAC is estimated to represent more than 50% of cases of acute cholecystitis in the pediatric population. Although this pathology was initially described in critically ill patients, actually most pediatric cases have been observed during several infectious diseases. Particularly, here we reviewed pediatric infectious acute acalculous cholecystitis and analyzed the pathophysiological and clinical aspects of bacterial and viral forms.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Pediatria, Azienda Ospedaliera di Melegnano, Via Pandina 1, Vizzolo Predabissi, 20070 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poddighe
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale, Azienda Ospedaliera di Melegnano, Via Pandina 1, Vizzolo Predabissi, 20070 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tresoldi
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Pediatria, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Universita degli Studi di Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Licari
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Pediatria, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Universita degli Studi di Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Gian Luigi
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Marseglia