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Case Reports
. 2016 Jan-Mar;28(1):37-38.
doi: 10.1016/j.tcmj.2015.12.001. Epub 2016 Jan 16.

Emphysematous cholecystitis

Wen-Lan Yen  1 , Chi-Feng Hsu  1 , Ming-Jen Tsai  1
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Case Reports

Emphysematous cholecystitis

Wen-Lan Yen et al. Tzu Chi Med J. 2016 Jan-Mar.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Supine abdominal plain radiograph showing a gasforming lesion with perilesional air trapping (arrow) in right upper quadrant.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Abdominal computed tomography showing an enlarged gall bladder with intraluminal (indicated by letter a) and intramural air (indicated by arrowheads).
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