Acute cholecystitis developed immediately after thoracic kyphoplasty: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2012.63.3.266
- Author:
Sang Bum AN
1
;
Jiyeon YIM
;
Eunjung KIM
;
Jae Hyuck SHIN
;
Soo Young PARK
;
Sang Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. soo02@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute cholecystitis;
Complication;
Kyphoplasty;
Postoperative
- MeSH:
Biliary Tract;
Cholecystitis, Acute;
Early Diagnosis;
Fatal Outcome;
Hydrazines;
Inflammation;
Kyphoplasty;
Spine
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2012;63(3):266-269
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Postoperative acute cholecystitis is a rare complication of orthopaedic surgery and is unrelated to the biliary tract. In particular, in the case of immediate postoperative state after surgery such as kyphoplasty at the thoracic vertebra, symptoms related to inflammation mimic those of abdominal origin, so the diagnosis and the treatment of acute cholecystitis can be delayed leading to a fatal outcome. It is important that physicians should be aware of the postoperative patient's condition in order to make an early diagnosis and determine treatment.
