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. 2020 Sep;72(3):917-919.
doi: 10.1007/s13304-020-00814-6. Epub 2020 May 26.

Gangrenous cholecystitis during hospitalization for SARS-CoV2 infection

Emanuele Asti  1 , Andrea Lovece  1 , Luigi Bonavina  2
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Gangrenous cholecystitis during hospitalization for SARS-CoV2 infection

Emanuele Asti et al. Updates Surg. 2020 Sep.
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Fig. 1
Contrast-enhanced CT scans showing markedly distended and thickened gallbladder with reduced wall enhancement. a, b Without (a) and with (b) contrast enhancement (arterial phase). White arrow indicates gas in the gallbladder wall. Yellow arrow indicates intraluminal linear densities. c, d Without (c) and with (d) contrast enhancement (arterial phase). White arrow indicates the absence of gallbladder wall enhancement (c) and perforation of the fundus (d)
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