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dc.contributor.authorSagi, Candice
dc.contributor.authorLavana, Jayshree
dc.contributor.authorFranz, Robert
dc.contributor.authorBhasin, Ambika
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-03T01:36:31Z
dc.date.available2020-01-03T01:36:31Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1757-790X
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bcr-2017-223195
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/390014
dc.description.abstractSpontaneous acalculous gallbladder perforation is a rare radiological and clinical phenomenon with life-threatening consequences. In the setting of recent cardiac transplantation, the condition is increasingly uncommon and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We describe a case of spontaneous acalculous gallbladder perforation in an intensive care unit (ICU) patient, most likely due to a combination of cardiac transplantation and immunosuppression. There are no such documented cases in the literature with an established preoperative diagnosis, to the best of our knowledge. Abdominal CT and targeted ultrasound proved complimentary in establishing the diagnosis, facilitating successful and timely treatment with urgent cholecystectomy.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBMJ Case Reports
dc.relation.ispartofvolume2018
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchGastroenterology and hepatology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320209
dc.subject.keywordscardiothoracic surgery
dc.subject.keywordsgastrointestinal surgery
dc.subject.keywordspancreas and biliary tract
dc.subject.keywordsradiology
dc.titleSpontaneous acalculous gallbladder perforation post-cardiac transplantation.
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSagi, C; Lavana, J; Franz, R; Bhasin, A, Spontaneous acalculous gallbladder perforation post-cardiac transplantation., BMJ Case Reports, 2018, 2018
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-01-03T01:14:34Z
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gro.griffith.authorSagi, Candice M.


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