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Acute non-calculous cholecystitis
M Mayer1, H Strosche, K D Lindecken
1Surgical University Clinic, Ruhr-University Bochum, Marienhospital Herne 1, Federal Republic of Germany.
The British Journal of Clinical Practice
|March 1, 1990
Abstract:
Shock gall-bladder is a complication that can arise following trauma or after an operation. The sex distribution, disease frequency and mortality rate associated with this condition are presented and possible pathophysiology is discussed. Post-traumatic cholecystitis seems to occur most often in the second to fourth decade of life. The aetiology remains unknown and may be multifactorial. An awareness of this complication and a resort to early surgery can largely protect the patient from severe consequences.