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Focal transmural necrosis of the gallbladder with bleeding resulting in a massive haemoperitoneum
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Focal transmural necrosis of the gallbladder with bleeding resulting in a massive haemoperitoneum
Acta Chir Belg.
1998 Jun.
Abstract
A case of massive haemoperitoneum as a complication of focal transmural necrosis of the gallbladder with bleeding during acute cholecystitis is reported. Urgent laparotomy and cholecystectomy was performed to secure an adequate haemostasis. A review of the literature confirmed that this condition is a very rare complication of acute cholecystitis. Only 44 similar cases have been reported between 1858 and 1996. In our case, bleeding was caused by the edges of a necrotic zone in the gallbladder wall.
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