Primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is almost always a self-limited disease characterized by sore throat, fever, and lymphadenopathy. Hepatic involvement is usually characterized by mild elevations of aminotransferases and resolves spontaneously. Although isolated gallbladder wall thickness has been reported in these patients, acute acalculous cholecystitis is an atypical presentation of...

BACKGROUND The periesophageal vagus nerve plexus controls the kinetics of the stomach, digestive tract, and gallbladder, and catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) can cause vagus nerve injury (VNI). We sought to clarify the incidence, clinical course, and anatomical factors related to periesophageal VNI. METHODS The present study included 257 consecutive patients with AF (mean age, 62...

Dear Editor, we read with great interest the case report written by Dr Souza LJ et al. titled “Acute acalculous cholecystitis in a teenager with hepatitis A virus infection: a case report” published in the February 2009 issue of the Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. The authors describe a case of acalculous cholecystitis (AC) in a 16-year-old male during an episode of hepatitis A virus ...

Vasculitis isolated to the gallbladder is uncommon, with few cases reported in literature. We present a series of nineteen cholecystitis associated vasculitis. The male female ratio was 7:12 and average age 75.6 (range 49–97). Most resections were performed for clinical or imaging impression cholecystitis, two removed at time larger resection malignancy elsewhere. majority (18/19) showed venous...

Torsion of the gallbladder is a rare condition that is difficult to diagnose preoperatively, but prompt surgical intervention is necessary to avoid possible sepsis and death. A 36-year-old pregnant woman presented to Emergency Department with a constant epigastric pain at 17 weeks of gestation. Abdominal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a distended gallbladder that co...