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Acute Cholecystitis Learning Center
Complications could include:
- Peritonitis
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gallstone ileus
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Biliary Fistula
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gallbladder hydrops
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Gangrene of gallbladder
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Empyema, Gallbladder
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Intramural calcification of gallbladder
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Empyema (pus in the gallbladder) Gangrene (tissue death) of the gallbladder; Injury to the bile ducts draining the liver (a rare complication of cholecystectomy) Pancreatitis; Peritonitis (inflammation of the lining of the abdomen)
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Peritonitis is an inflammation (irritation) of the peritoneum, the tissue that lines the wall of the abdomen and covers the abdominal organs.
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Peritonitis is an inflammation of the membrane which lines the inside of the abdomen and all of the internal organs. This membrane is called the peritoneum.
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