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Acalculous Cholecystitis: The Unexpected Mask of De Novo Heart Failure [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Acute acalculous cholecystitis refers to inflammation of the gallbladder without the presence of gallstones or obstruction of the cystic duct. Heart failure is recognized for causing congestive hepatopathy and can lead to gallbladder swelling, often ...
Mhd Baraa Habib, Maram Albandak, Mhd Husam Osman, Shahem Abbarh, Bisher Sawaf, Yaseen Alastal, Abdulrahman Arabi   +6 more
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A Rare and Severe Multisystem Cascade of AKI, ARDS, and Septic Shock Leading to Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Young Scrub Typhus Patient: A Case Report From Nepal [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is an acute febrile illness prevalent in Nepal with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. Severe forms can lead to multiorgan dysfunction, including acute kidney injury (AKI), acute respiratory ...
Prabhat Kaphle, Maya Upadhyaya, Sarjan Shrestha, Amrita Shrestha, Dhanlaxmi Giri, Kamal Hamal, Liladhar Ojha   +6 more
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A Case of Acalculous Cholecystitis During Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab Therapy for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. [PDF]

IJU Case Rep
ABSTRACT Introduction Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab is a standard first‐line therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and acute acalculous cholecystitis is a rare adverse event. Case Presentation A 60‐year‐old woman with metastatic TFE3‐positive non–clear cell RCC, classified as poor risk by the International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (
Soga E, Noguchi G, Kobayashi K, Shibata R, Jikuya R, Tatenuma T, Komeya M, Ito H, Hasumi H, Makiyama K.   +9 more
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Lenvatinib-Induced Acalculous Cholecystitis—An Often-Unrecognized Toxicity: A Case Series and Literature Review [PDF]

Current Oncology
Lenvatinib is an oral multi-kinase inhibitor which is used for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma, non-iodine avid differentiated thyroid cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and endometrial cancer.
Christos Cortas, Chloe Symeonidou, Haris Charalambous   +2 more
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Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis as the First Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Young Man: A Case Report and Review of Literature. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Acute acalculous cholecystitis can rarely be the initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. Awareness of this atypical presentation is essential to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention. Prompt recognition and initiation of immunosuppressive therapy may resolve symptoms and help establish the correct underlying diagnosis.
Shadravan MM, Ahmadzadeh A, Darazam IA, Nikpour S, Haghighi Morad M, Gharebagh FJ, Mahmoodkalaye S, Mahmoodi S, Lotfollahi L.   +8 more
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Acute hepatitis with synchronous acalculous cholecystitis and pancreatitis in a patient with Epstein–Barr viral infection: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Epstein–Barr virus infection is common. However, to our knowledge, it has never been reported to cause synchronous acute acalculous cholecystitis and acute pancreatitis alongside hepatitis.
He Wang, Lan Hu, Yuanyuan Zheng, XinYan Zhao, Jigang Yang, Chao Wang, Wenjie Qi   +6 more
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Acute acalculous cholecystitis complicated by infectious mononucleosis caused by cytomegalovirus [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message When seeing patients who present with atypical lymphocytes and abdominal pain without accompanying symptoms of pharyngitis or lymphadenopathy, acalculous cholecystitis caused by CMV infection should be considered as a differential ...
Noriko Ide, Risa Hirata, So Motomura, Masaki Tago   +3 more
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Acute acalculous cholecystitis with portal cavernoma: A case report with literature review [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Portal cavernoma cholangiopathy (PCC) refers to morphological changes in the intrahepatic, extrahepatic biliary system, along with the gallbladder (GB), induced by portal cavernoma (PC).
Duc Tan Vo, MD, PhD, Tram Bich Thi Ha, MD, Huyen Mai Duy Le, MD, Duy Thai Doan, MD, Truc Phuong Vo, MD, PhD, Thao Thanh Mai, MD   +5 more
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Necrotic acalculous cholecystitis in an 8-year-old boy: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Although its incidence has increased in recent years, gallbladder inflammation in childhood is generally a rare condition. Acute acalculous cholecystitis accounts for about 50–70% of gallbladder inflammation in childhood, mostly in previously ...
Fanny Mueller, Amy McDonald, Vera S. Schellerer   +2 more
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ASPECTS OF ETIOPATHOGENY AND CLINICAL AND EVOLUTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS

Arta Medica, 2022
Objectives. Usual predisposing factors of acute acalculous cholecystitis are critical conditions, prolonged fasting, parenteral nutrition, sepsis.
Vladimir Hotineanu, Viorel Moraru, Petru Bujor, Ruxandra Știrbu, Galina Pavliuc, Sergiu Bujor   +5 more
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