Gangrenous cholecystitis: A silent but potential fatal disease in patients with diabetic neuropathy. A case report.
World J Clin Cases
; 6(15): 1007-1011, 2018 Dec 06.
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Gangrenous cholecystitis (GC) is a severe and potentially deadly complication of acute cholecystitis. We present a 83-year-old gentleman with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus with significant associated neuropathy, presenting to a community hospital in a major metropolitan area with 10 days nausea and vomiting and a benign abdominal exam. While the patient was admitted for hyperglycemia, he was subsequently found to have severe GC requiring urgent surgical intervention.
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