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Hemorrhagic acalculous cholecystitis is an extremely rare but potentially fatal disease if detection is delayed. Its risk factors include critical illness, diabetes, malignant disease, uremia, and bleeding diathesis. This is the first case report in which hemorrhagic acalculous cholecystitis not accompanied by any risk factor. We herein present a case of hemorrhagic acalculous cholecystitis in a previously healthy patient who suffered from acute abdomen.
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PMID:[A case of spontaneous hemorrhagic cholecystitis without gallstone]. 2096 63

Iatrogenic bladder injuries have been reported in the neonate during umbilical artery/vein catheterization, voiding cystourethrogram, urinary catheterizations, and overwhelming hypoxic conditions. Patients with iatrogenic bladder perforations can present with acute abdomen indicating urinary peritonitis, septic-uremic shock, or subtle symptoms like abdominal distension, pain, hematuria, uremia, electrolyte imbalances, and/or difficulty urinating. The following neonatal case report of perforated bladder includes a review of the signs, symptoms, diagnostic tools, and management of bladder injury in neonates.
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PMID:Delayed Diagnosis of Iatrogenic Bladder Perforation in a Neonate. 2774 29