Percutaneous cholecystostomy for patients with acute cholecystitis and an increased surgical risk [PDF]
, 1996 Purpose: To evaluate percutaneous cholecystostomy in patients with acute cholecystitis and an increased surgical risk. Methods: Thirty-three patients with acute cholecystitis (calculous, n = 22; acalculous, n = 11) underwent percutaneous cholecystostomy ...
Jeekel, J. (Hans) +4 more
core +1 more source
Acute acalculous cholecystitis due to Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020 Acalculous cholecystitis is a rare entity, typically only presenting in patients with chronic illness and other comorbidities. For this reason, it is very rare in children and upon diagnosis, efforts should be made to search for an underlying cause or ...
Madison Greer +2 more
doaj +1 more source
ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS WITH GALLBLADDER PERFORATION IN CHILDREN – CASE REPOR [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2013 Although relatively common in adult pathology, acute acalculous cholecystitis with gallbladder perforation is a rather infrequent entity in pediatric practice. In many cases, its unspecifi c clinical symptoms and the often inconclusive medical imagining
Iulia Straticiuc Ciongradi +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Acute alithiasic cholecystitis and human herpes virus type-6 infection: first case [PDF]
, 2016 A three-year-old male child presented with erythematous maculopapular nonpruritic generalized rash, poor feeding, vomiting, and cramping generalized abdominal pain.
Antunes, Henedina +5 more
core +5 more sources
Aetiology, diagnosis and management for ischaemic cholecystitis: current perspectives
eGastroenterology, 2023 In the absence of gallstones or any other form of mechanical obstruction, hypoperfusion to the gallbladder can lead to inflammation, ischaemia and perforation.
Juan Gerardo Favela +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the early diagnosis of leptospirosis infection presenting as acalculous cholecystitis and septic shock in a non-epidemic area after typhoons: A case report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepKey Clinical Message Leptospirosis is an important zoonosis worldwide. Due to nonspecific clinical manifestation and poor recognition in non‐epidemic area, there is often a delay in diagnosis and treatment. Early diagnosis from Metagenomic next‐generation sequencing test is crucial for timely intervention.
Han X, Huang B, Yang L, Wu J, Zhang H.
europepmc +2 more sources
Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 Acute acalculous cholecystitis and acute hemorrhagic cystitis due to Salmonella Typhi are a rare condition. A 24-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with abdominal pain, nausea, fever, headache, urinary burning, and bloody urine.
Hatice Beyazal Polat +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Clinical Presentation, Cholangiographic Features, Natural History, and Outcome: A Series of 16 Cases [PDF]
, 2015 Secondary sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients (SSC-CIP) is an important differential diagnosis in patients presenting with cholestasis and PSC-like cholangiographic changes in endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC).
Adler, Andreas +7 more
core +1 more source
A Case Report of Typhoidal Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2014 Introduction. Acalculous cholecystitis in the setting of typhoid fever in adults is an infrequent clinical encounter, reported sparsely in the literature.
Neeha Rajan +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Acute Jaundice in a Six-year-old: An Unusual Presentation of Atypical Kawasaki Disease [PDF]
, 2020 Kawasaki disease (KD) is a rare vasculitis of childhood that is critical to recognize and treat due to associated morbidity and mortality. A six-year-old male presented to our emergency department (ED) afebrile but with reported recent fevers.
Bylund, LCDR William +2 more
core