Abstract
Reported are 10 patients with surgically verified acute cholecystitis and its complications. Of these 10 patients, 6 (60%) had atypical clinical presentation so that cholecystitis was not the primary diagnosis being considered before computed tomography. Common computed tomography findings included gallbladder wall thickening (100%), pericholecystic fluid (80%), gallstones (50%), and air in the gallbladder lumen and wall (20%). An awareness of the computed tomography appearances can be helpful in the diagnosis of complicated cholecystitis even when the clinical presentation is atypical.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 319-324 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Computed Tomography |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1986 |
Keywords
- Cholecystitis, complicated
- Computed tomography
- Gallbladder, infection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging