Neglected Perforated Gall Bladder with Generalized Peritonitis in Old & Morbid Obese Patient
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 71, Issue 7
Abstract
<span>The main cause of perforation of the gallbladder is cholecystitis with or without cholelithiasis. In old age, </span> <span>spontaneous perforation of gallbladder can be due to decrease in its blood supply, which can be due to </span> <span>atherosclerosis, focal vasospasm or localized vasculitis. Perforation of gallbladder is associated with high </span> <span>morbidity and mortality, if left untreated. Here we report a case of a 60-year-old male with perforation of </span> <span>gallbladder. </span>
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Eman Helal
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