Atypical presentation of gangrenous cholecystitis: A case series

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dc.contributor.authorSafa, Rawan
dc.contributor.authorBerbari, Iskandar
dc.contributor.authorHage, Sandrine
dc.contributor.authorAbou Dagher, Gilbert
dc.contributor.departmentEmergency Medicine
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T11:41:31Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T11:41:31Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractGangrenous cholecystitis (GC) is a serious complication of acute cholecystitis that has been associated with increased morbidity. Patient with GC can present with a wide variety of non-specific clinical, laboratory, and imaging characteristics, making the diagnosis challenging. This disease requires emergent treatment, which is why a quick and reliable diagnosis is essential for the wellbeing of the patient. The authors herein present a case of GC in a patient whose initial complaint was intractable hiccups, and provide a thorough review of the literature of cases of GC with atypical presentations. © 2018 Elsevier Inc.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2018.08.039
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85052122905
dc.identifier.pmid30146394
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/29779
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherW.B. Saunders
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Emergency Medicine
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAtypical
dc.subjectCholecystitis
dc.subjectComputed topography
dc.subjectGangrenous
dc.subjectIntractable hiccups
dc.subjectUltrasound
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectCholecystectomy, laparoscopic
dc.subjectCholecystitis, acute
dc.subjectGallbladder
dc.subjectGangrene
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectTomography, x-ray computed
dc.subjectUltrasonography
dc.subjectAlanine aminotransferase
dc.subjectAlkaline phosphatase
dc.subjectAmoxicillin plus clavulanic acid
dc.subjectAspartate aminotransferase
dc.subjectBaclofen
dc.subjectCeftriaxone
dc.subjectDiazepam
dc.subjectMetoclopramide
dc.subjectMetronidazole
dc.subjectMoxifloxacin
dc.subjectPiperacillin plus tazobactam
dc.subjectPromethazine
dc.subjectSultamicillin
dc.subjectAbdominal discomfort
dc.subjectAcute cholecystitis
dc.subjectAlanine aminotransferase blood level
dc.subjectAntimicrobial therapy
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectAspartate aminotransferase blood level
dc.subjectBacterium culture
dc.subjectCase study
dc.subjectCholecystectomy
dc.subjectClinical feature
dc.subjectDisease duration
dc.subjectEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
dc.subjectEscherichia coli
dc.subjectGangrenous cholecystitis
dc.subjectHiccup
dc.subjectHospital discharge
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectHyperlipidemia
dc.subjectHypertension
dc.subjectIrritable colon
dc.subjectKlebsiella pneumoniae
dc.subjectLaboratory test
dc.subjectLeukocyte count
dc.subjectNeutrophil count
dc.subjectNonhuman
dc.subjectPhysical examination
dc.subjectPriority journal
dc.subjectReference value
dc.subjectTertiary health care
dc.subjectCase report
dc.subjectEchography
dc.subjectLaparoscopic cholecystectomy
dc.subjectPathology
dc.subjectX-ray computed tomography
dc.titleAtypical presentation of gangrenous cholecystitis: A case series
dc.typeArticle

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