Gallbladder & extrahepatic bile ducts
Cholecystitis
Emphysematous cholecystitis
Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.B.B.S.
Last author update: 1 September 2012
Last staff update: 21 February 2023
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Definition / general
- Rare form of acute cholecystitis with gas in gallbladder wall, associated with diabetes and peripheral atherosclerotic disease
- 2/3 men, usually 50 - 70 years old, diagnosed with ultrasonographic studies
- May be due to vascular compromise of cystic artery
- Associated with acalculous disease, gallbladder perforation, Clostridium welchii and E. coli infection
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