Emphysematous Cholecystitis after ERCP

authors:

avatar R Mirsharifi 1 , avatar MA Pakaneh 2 , avatar A Aminian 1 , *

Assistant Professor,Department of General Surgery, Imam Hospi- tal Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Resident, Department of General Surgery, Imam Hospi- tal Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

how to cite: Mirsharifi R, Pakaneh M, Aminian A. Emphysematous Cholecystitis after ERCP. Shiraz E-Med J. 2007;8(3): -. 

Abstract

Emphysematous cholecystitis is an unusual but life-threatening form of acute cholecystitis caused by the presence of gas-forming bacteria in the gallbladder. Here we present a case of fulminant emphysematous cholecystitis developing after endoscopic retrograde cholan- giopancreatogram (ERCP).

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