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Haemorrhagic cholecystitis: a rare entity not to be forgotten.
Ng, Zi Qin; Pradhan, Sharin; Cheah, Kim; Wijesuriya, Ruwan.
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  • Ng ZQ; Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia.
  • Pradhan S; Department of General Surgery, St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals, Midland, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Cheah K; Department of General Surgery, St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals, Midland, Western Australia, Australia.
  • Wijesuriya R; Australian Clinical Labs, St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals, Midland, Western Australia, Australia.
BMJ Case Rep ; 20182018 Sep 21.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30244228
Haemorrhagic cholecystitis is a rare entity of acute cholecystitis that carries a high morbidity and mortality rate if management is delayed. Its clinical course can mirror that of acute cholecystitis. Characteristic findings on ultrasound or CT scan are useful clues to early diagnosis. Urgent cholecystectomy is required prior to progressing to perforation of gallbladder. Most of the literature are case reports with causes associated with anticoagulation. Herein, we described a morbidly obese patient with poorly controlled diabetes presenting with non-specific right upper quadrant pain and was subsequently diagnosed with haemorrhagic cholecystitis. A review of the literature was also performed to summarise the potential clinical presentations, distinctive imaging findings and management options available for this rare condition.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cholecystitis, Acute / Hemorrhage Type of study: Screening_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: BMJ Case Rep Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cholecystitis, Acute / Hemorrhage Type of study: Screening_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: BMJ Case Rep Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Australia Country of publication: United kingdom