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. 1993 Apr;51(4):266-70.

Acute acalculous cholecystitis

J C Hsu  1 , T L Yang, T C Wang
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  • PMID: 8481844

Acute acalculous cholecystitis

J C Hsu et al. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei). 1993 Apr.

Abstract

To demonstrate the importance of early detection and diagnosis of acute acalculous cholecystitis, 34 patients with this disease, were studied retrospectively. Twenty patients had a delay between the onset of symptoms and operative intervention, exceeding 48 hours; five of them were found to have a perforated gallbladder during operation; however, no such complication was encountered in the 14 patients who underwent surgical treatment within 48 hours of onset. Sixteen patients had post-operative complications, and four patients who died produced in a mortality rate 11% (4/34). Three mortality cases had coexisting cardiovascular disease and the operation was also delayed for more than 48 hours.

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