Acute acalculous cholecystitis in an outpatient setting

dc.contributor.author	Awori, K O
dc.contributor.author	Saidi, Saidi H
dc.contributor.author	Kiptoon, D K
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-25T11:41:21Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.citation	East And Central African Journal of Surgery Volume 11 Number 2.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/11168
dc.description.abstract	Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) typically affects hospitalized patients with critical illness. Outpatient AAC is reported to occur in elderly males with cardiovascular comorbidities. We report the presentation of acute acalculous cholecystitis in two young African men admitted for the first time within days of each other. They reported short histories of right upper abdominal pain and had tender gallbladders. Sonography revealed gallbladder wall thickening. Open cholecystectomy and histology confirmed AAC.The postoperative outcome was excellent. Recognition of AAC in a subset of young male patients presenting de novo with right upper quadrant pain is stressed. Cholecystectomy has good prognosis in these cases.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Acute acalculous cholecystitis in an outpatient setting	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.embargo.terms	6 months	en
local.publisher	University of Nairobi and Kenyatta National Hospital	en