Emphysematous cholecystitis following routine colonoscopy
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Acute Emphysematous Cholecystitis.
Emphysematous cholecystitis is a rare form of acute cholecystitis, characterized radiographically by the presence of gas within the gallbladder. We report of a patient, who was admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of acute abdomen. This patient had an emphysematous cholecystitis caused by Clostridium perfringens. We found the wall of the gallbladder emphysematous and gangrenous, the gall...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa091