Acalculous cholecystitis in Crohn's disease
| Autor: | Andrew Ricci, George McGowan, Elaine Baker, Andrew N. Schwartz, Jeffrey S. Hyams |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Benign condition Crohn's disease Adolescent business.industry General surgery medicine.medical_treatment Gallbladder Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Acalculous cholecystitis medicine.disease Diagnostic modalities medicine.anatomical_structure Crohn Disease Laparotomy Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Acute Disease medicine Cholecystitis Edema Humans Surgical treatment business Ultrasonography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of adolescent health care : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 10(2) |
| ISSN: | 0197-0070 |
| Popis: | A 15-year-old boy with Crohns's ileocolitis developed marked gallbladder enlargement. Ultrasonographic findings were consistent with acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) or hydrops. At laparotomy a gangrenous gallbladder was found. The diagnostic modalities currently used to distinguish between hydrops, a benign condition generally treated expectantly, and AAC, a potentially life-threatening condition requiring surgical treatment are reviewed. Failure to distinguish between these two conditions with acalculous gallbladder enlargement and similar clinical and radiologic features may have serious consequences. |
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