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Query: UMLS:C0008325 (cholecystitis)
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Gallbladder perforation is an uncommon but morbid complication of acute cholecystitis with mural ischemia and necrosis. The most common site of perforation is the fundus because of limited blood supply in this region. The Niemeier classification proposed in 1934 remains the criterion standard in grading gallbladder perforation; type 1 is acute with free perforation into the peritoneal cavity, type 2 is subacute with pericholecystic abscess, and type 3 is chronic with cholecystoenteric fistula. We report a challenging case of type 1 gallbladder perforation due to acute acalculous cholecystitis.
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PMID:Gallbladder Perforation Into the Peritoneal Cavity. 3303 Dec 42


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