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Case Reports
. 2018 Dec 6;6(15):1007-1011.
doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i15.1007.

Gangrenous cholecystitis: A silent but potential fatal disease in patients with diabetic neuropathy. A case report

Melorin Mehrzad  1 , Charles C Jehle  1 , Lauren O Roussel  1 , Raman Mehrzad  2
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Case Reports

Gangrenous cholecystitis: A silent but potential fatal disease in patients with diabetic neuropathy. A case report

Melorin Mehrzad et al. World J Clin Cases. .

Abstract

Gangrenous cholecystitis (GC) is a severe and potentially deadly complication of acute cholecystitis. We present a 83-year-old gentleman with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus with significant associated neuropathy, presenting to a community hospital in a major metropolitan area with 10 days nausea and vomiting and a benign abdominal exam. While the patient was admitted for hyperglycemia, he was subsequently found to have severe GC requiring urgent surgical intervention.

Keywords: Case report; Complications; Diabetes mellitus; Gangrenous cholecystitis; Hyperglycemia.

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Conflict-of-interest statement: Nothing to disclose.

Figures

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Figure 1
Ultrasound image demonstrating a pronounced gallbladder wall thickening and stones, consistent with acute colecystitis.
Figure 2
Figure 2
HIDA scan image demonstrates non-visualization of the gallbladder one hour after radiotracer injection, consistent with cystic duct obstruction.
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