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<p>Emphysematous cholecystitis is reported to have a low incidence of less than 1% in all cases of acute cholecystitis and yet a high mortality rate of up to 15%. It is most commonly seen in male diabetic patients with advanced age. The diagnosis is established with the presence of gas in the gallbladder lumen and/or within its wall which can be seen on plain abdominal radiography, abdominal ultrasound, and abdominal computerized tomography. The clinical presentation refers to one of acute cholecystitis, but the treatment requires prompt cholecystectomy since the patient’s condition can deteriorate due to the possibility of gallbladder perforation. We present a case of a 71-year-old female diabetic patient with calculous emphysematous cholecystitis treated with emergency open cholecystectomy.</p>
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Emphysematous cholecystitis is reported to have a low incidence of less than 1% in all cases of acute cholecystitis and yet a high mortality rate of up to 15%. It is most commonly seen in male diabetic patients with advanced age. The diagnosis is established with the presence of gas in the gallbladder lumen and/or within its wall which can be seen on plain abdominal radiography, abdominal ultrasound, and abdominal computerized tomography. The clinical presentation refers to one of acute cholecystitis, but the treatment requires prompt cholecystectomy since the patient’s condition can deteriorate due to the possibility of gallbladder perforation. We present a case of a 71-year-old female diabetic patient with calculous emphysematous cholecystitis treated with emergency open cholecystectomy.

Emphysematous Calculous Cholecystitis Diagnosed with Abdominal CT in a Diabetic Female Patient – Case Report

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Medical Faculty

University Surgery Hospital “St. Naum Ohridski”

PRILOZI

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Emphysematous cholecystitis is reported to have a low incidence of less than 1% in all cases of acute cholecystitis and yet a high mortality rate of up to 15%....

Emphysematous Calculous Cholecystitis Diagnosed with Abdominal CT in a Diabetic Female Patient – Case Report

Published Online: Dec 18, 2023

Page range: 91 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2023-0052

Keywords
emphysematous cholecystitis, diagnosis, treatment, cholecystectomy

© 2023 Shqipe Misimi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Emphysematous Calculous Cholecystitis Diagnosed with Abdominal CT in a Diabetic Female Patient – Case Report

Published Online: Dec 18, 2023

Page range: 91 - 96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2023-0052

Keywordsemphysematous cholecystitis, diagnosis, treatment, cholecystectomy

© 2023 Shqipe Misimi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
emphysematous cholecystitis, diagnosis, treatment, cholecystectomy