Acute alithiasic cholecystitis: a not so rare disease

Introduction: Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) occurs more frequently in critically ill patients, in the immediate postoperative period, after trauma or extensive burns. It has a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Ischemia, infection and vesicular stasis are determinants in its pathogenesis....

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Main Authors: Javier Blasco-Alonso, Eloísa Santiago-García-Caro, Raquel Gil-Gómez, Carolina Jiménez-Alcántara, Pilar Sánchez-Yáñez, Guillermo Milano-Manso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2014-08-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082014000700010&lng=en&tlng=en