Emphysematous cholecystitis associated with constipation: A case report

作     者：Kenji Okumura Alan T. Lefor Takafumi Maeda Yoshiharu Takenaka Toshiyuki Suganuma 

作者机构：Department of Surgery Tokyo-Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center Chiba Japan Department of Surgery Uwamachi General Hospital Yokosuka Japan 

出 版 物：《Case Reports in Clinical Medicine》 (临床医学病理报告（英文）)

年 卷 期：2013年第2卷第1期

页      面：9-10页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Constipation Emphysematous Cholecystitis 

摘      要：Constipation is one of the most common complaints in the general population, with a wide variety of causes. We present the case of a man with a four-week history of constipation who developed signs and symptoms of acute cholecystitis. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed emphysematous cholecystitis and pericholecystic inflammatory changes extending to the adjacent colon. Emergent cholecystectomy was performed, and bowel function improved after surgery. Chronic inflammation of the gallbladder might be associated with constipation in this patient.