Emphysematous cholecystitis associated with constipation: A case report - Case Reports in Clinical Medicine

CRCM > Vol.2 No.1, March 2013

Emphysematous cholecystitis associated with constipation: A case report ()

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DOI: 10.4236/crcm.2013.21003 5,776 Downloads 10,113 Views

Author(s)

Kenji Okumura, Alan T. Lefor, Takafumi Maeda, Yoshiharu Takenaka, Toshiyuki Suganuma

Affiliation(s)

Department of Surgery, Tokyo-Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Department of Surgery, Uwamachi General Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan.

ABSTRACT

Constipation is one of the most common complaints in the general population, with a wide variety of causes. We present the case of a man with a four-week history of constipation who developed signs and symptoms of acute cholecystitis. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed emphysematous cholecystitis and pericholecystic inflammatory changes extending to the adjacent colon. Emergent cholecystectomy was performed, and bowel function improved after surgery. Chronic inflammation of the gallbladder might be associated with constipation in this patient.

KEYWORDS

Constipation; Emphysematous Cholecystitis

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Okumura, K. , Lefor, A. , Maeda, T. , Takenaka, Y. and Suganuma, T. (2013) Emphysematous cholecystitis associated with constipation: A case report. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 2, 9-10. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2013.21003.

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