Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acalculous, gangrenous cholecystitis on an outpatient COVID-19 adult: a case report.
Stavros Chrysovalantis LiapisAlexios StavrouKonstantinos PerivoliotisProkopis ChristodoulouGeorgios KalodimosGeorgios KitsakisKassiani KapatouDimitrios ZiamasDimitrios LytrasPublished in: Journal of surgical case reports (2022)
We report the rare case of an acalculous, gangrenous cholecystitis on a, previously healthy, outpatient COVID-19 adult. The 53-year-old patient presented to the emergency department due to epigastric pain and fever and was admitted to the COVID-19 department. Due to clinical and laboratory deterioration, a computed tomography scan was performed that confirmed the diagnosis of acalculous cholecystitis. The patient was submitted to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Intraoperatively, a gangrenous gallbladder was identified. Immunohistology validated the presence of specimen wall vasculitis and vessel thrombosis.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- computed tomography
- emergency department
- rare case
- case report
- chronic pain
- positron emission tomography
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- young adults
- magnetic resonance
- dual energy
- tertiary care
- childhood cancer
- contrast enhanced