Acute acalculous cholecystitis determining Mirizzi syndrome: case report and literature review
Marco Milone1, Mario Musella, Paola Maietta
1University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, Naples 80131, Italy. milone.marco@alice.it.
Background:
Although Mirizzi syndrome is widely reported in literature, little is known about acute acalcholous cholecystitis determinig the findings of a Mirizzi syndrome.
Case Presentation:
We report a case of MRCP-confirmed Mirizzi syndrome in acute acalculous cholecystitis resolved by surgery.
Conclusion:
Acute acalcholosus cholecystitis determinig a Mirizzi Syndrome should be included in the Mirizzi classification as a type 1. Thus it could be useful to divide the type 1 in two entity (compression by stone and compression by enlarged gallbladder). Magnetic Resonance should be considered the preferred diagnostic tool in any case of Mirizzi syndrome suspicious.
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