Emphysematous Cholecystitis: A Brief Report Demonstrating the Pertinence of Timely Diagnosis

Am Surg. 2020 Nov;86(11):1580-1581. doi: 10.1177/0003134820940253. Epub 2020 Jul 31.

Authors

Eliza M Slama¹, Brittany Bankhead-Kendall², Robert B Robinson³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
² Department of Surgical Critical Care, Harvard Medical School- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, MI, USA.

PMID: 32735449
DOI: 10.1177/0003134820940253

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Cholecystectomy / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
Emphysematous Cholecystitis / diagnosis*
Emphysematous Cholecystitis / surgery
Humans
Male
Radiography, Abdominal
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography / methods