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- Title
Acalculous cholecystitis presentation in a young patient.
- Authors
Biggs, Megan; Abutalib, Jabeen; Roach, Paul
- Abstract
Acute acalculous cholecystitis accounts for only 5-10% of cholecystitis cases and is often associated with severe trauma, critical illness, or chronic disease. Our case describes an otherwise healthy 25-year-old female presenting with acute abdominal pain. After undergoing a magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and cholescintigraphy she was diagnosed with acute acalculous cholecystitis. Her symptoms resolved following laparoscopic cholecystectomy which highlights the importance of prompt diagnosis and treatment of acalculous cholecystitis even in the absence of trauma or critical illness.
- Subjects
ACALCULOUS cholecystitis; CHOLECYSTITIS; CRITICALLY ill; MAGNETIC resonance; ABDOMINAL pain; CHOLECYSTECTOMY
- Publication
Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 7, p4033
- ISSN
2249-4863
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1950_21