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Acute Cholecystitis : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • Biliary Fistula
  • Empyema, Gallbladder
  • gallbladder hydrops
  • gallstone ileus
  • Gangrene of gallbladder
  • Intramural calcification of gallbladder

Complications Overview Articles

Acute cholecystitis
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.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 3, 2008

Specific Complications Articles

Peritonitis
Peritonitis is an inflammation (irritation) of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the wall of the abdomen and covers the abdominal organs.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 14, 2006
Peritonitis
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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