Acute acalculous cholecystitis after laparoscopic appendectomy in a young healthy patient: report of a case.
10.14701/kjhbps.2013.17.2.83
- Author:
Ki Hoon KIM
1
;
Jin Su KIM
;
So Hyun NAM
;
Kwan U KIM
;
Woon Won KIM
;
Yong Han KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. medhun@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute acalculous cholecystitis;
Gallbladder;
Laparoscopic appendectomy
- MeSH:
Acalculous Cholecystitis;
Appendectomy;
Burns;
Female;
Gallbladder;
Gallstones;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Parenteral Nutrition, Total;
Risk Factors;
Sepsis
- From:Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
2013;17(2):83-85
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is defined as acute inflammation of the gallbladder in the absence of gallstones. AAC occurs in patients after major surgery and in the presence of serious co-morbidities such as severe trauma, burns, sepsis, prolonged intravenous hyperalimentation and hemodynamic instability. AAC is rare in patients with none of the established risk factors. We present a case of a 38-year-old woman who developed AAC after laparoscopic appendectomy.
