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Case Reports
. 2010 Oct;15(4):139-41.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.72439.

Acute acalculous cholecystitis causing gall bladder perforation in children

Parag J Karkera  1 , Gursev Sandlas, Ritesh Ranjan, Abhaya Gupta, Paras Kothari
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Case Reports

Acute acalculous cholecystitis causing gall bladder perforation in children

Parag J Karkera et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

We report two cases of children who presented with acute abdomen due to gall bladder perforation and biliary peritonitis. Cholecystectomy with peritoneal lavage proved curative.

Keywords: Acute cholecystitis; biliary peritonitis; gall bladder perforation.

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