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- Title
A 70 Year Old Male with Abdominal Pain.
- Authors
Meshikhes, Abdul-Wahed N.; Al-Najjar, Hesham
- Abstract
The article provides information on emphysematous cholecystitis. It notes that the disease is caused by ischemia of the gallbladder wall with proliferation of gas-producing bacteria. It states that the disease is observed following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). It stresses that the disease's symptoms are similar to simple acute cholecystitis which include right upper quadrant pain and fever.
- Subjects
CHOLECYSTITIS; GALLBLADDER diseases; BACTERIA; ENDOSCOPIC retrograde cholangiopancreatography; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007, Vol 13, Issue 3, p153
- ISSN
1319-3767
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/1319-3767.33472