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Hemodialysis-associated hemorrhagic cholecystitis
1Department of Surgery, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
|October 1, 1987
Summary
Spontaneous intracholecystic hemorrhage is a rare complication in hemodialysis patients. This case report details the first adult male treated with urgent cholecystectomy for this condition.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Gastroenterology
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Hemorrhagic complications are known in hemodialysis patients.
- Hepatobiliary pathology is common in individuals undergoing hemodialysis.
- Intracholecystic hemorrhage is an underreported complication.