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... > Digestive System Diseases > Biliary Tract Diseases > Gallbladder Diseases > Cholecystitis > Cholecystitis, Acute > Emphysematous Cholecystitis

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Emphysematous Cholecystitis  

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Entry terms

  • Cholecystitis, Emphysematous

Scope note

  • A variant of acute cholecystitis with inflammation of the GALLBLADDER that is characterized by the pockets of gas in the gallbladder wall. It is due to secondary infection caused by gas-forming organisms, and has a high risk of perforation.

History note

  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D041882

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