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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Spontaneous acalculous gallbladder perforation post-cardiac transplantation.

Candice Sagi, Jayshree Lavana, Robert Franz, Ambika Bhasin

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Candice SagiDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6322-6432
Jayshree LavanaDepartment of Intensive Care, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.
Robert FranzDepartment of General Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Ambika BhasinDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spontaneous 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.

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Heart TransplantationCholecystectomyDiagnosis, DifferentialGallbladder DiseasesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsSpontaneous PerforationTomography, X-Ray Computedcardiothoracic surgerygastrointestinal surgerypancreas and biliary tractradiology

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PMID29794011
PMCPMC5976069

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