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- Title
Emphysematous cholecystitis successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery.
- Authors
Hideki Katagiri; Yasuo Yoshinaga; Yukihiro Kanda; Ken Mizokami
- Abstract
Emphysematous cholecystitis (EC) is an uncommon variant of acute cholecystitis, which is caused by secondary infection of the gallbladder wall with gas-forming organisms. The mortality rate of EC is still as high as 25%. Emergency surgical intervention is indicated. Open cholecystectomy has been traditionally accepted as a standard treatment for EC. We present a case of EC successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for EC is considered to be safe and effective when indicated.
- Subjects
LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; CHOLECYSTITIS; MORTALITY; EMERGENCY medical services; SURGERY
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2014, Vol 2014, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rju027