TY - JOUR
T1 - Computed tomography of complicated cholecystitis
AU - Lamki, Neela
AU - Raval, Bharat
AU - St. Ville, Edward
PY - 1986/10
Y1 - 1986/10
N2 - Reported are 10 patients with surgically verified acute cholecystitis and its complications. Of these 10 patients, 6 (60%) had atypical clinical presentation so that cholecystitis was not the primary diagnosis being considered before computed tomography. Common computed tomography findings included gallbladder wall thickening (100%), pericholecystic fluid (80%), gallstones (50%), and air in the gallbladder lumen and wall (20%). An awareness of the computed tomography appearances can be helpful in the diagnosis of complicated cholecystitis even when the clinical presentation is atypical.
AB - Reported are 10 patients with surgically verified acute cholecystitis and its complications. Of these 10 patients, 6 (60%) had atypical clinical presentation so that cholecystitis was not the primary diagnosis being considered before computed tomography. Common computed tomography findings included gallbladder wall thickening (100%), pericholecystic fluid (80%), gallstones (50%), and air in the gallbladder lumen and wall (20%). An awareness of the computed tomography appearances can be helpful in the diagnosis of complicated cholecystitis even when the clinical presentation is atypical.
KW - Cholecystitis, complicated
KW - Computed tomography
KW - Gallbladder, infection
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U2 - 10.1016/0149-936X(86)90027-5
DO - 10.1016/0149-936X(86)90027-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 3780259
AN - SCOPUS:0022553332
SN - 0149-936X
VL - 10
SP - 319
EP - 324
JO - Journal of Computed Tomography
JF - Journal of Computed Tomography
IS - 4
ER -