Hajebi R, Habibi P, Maroufi SF, Bahreini M, Miratashi Yazdi SA. COVID-19 patients presenting with gangrenous acalculous cholecystitis: Report of two cases.
Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022;
76:103534. [PMID:
35371471 PMCID:
PMC8960289 DOI:
10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103534]
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Abstract
Introduction and importance
COVID-19 virus is thought to complicate underlying conditions, including acalculous cholecystitis. Two COVID-19 patients with gangrenous gallbladder are reported who were not involved with severe pneumonia.
Case presentation
We present two non-critically ill patients with COVID-19 presenting with acalculous cholecystitis. Both patients had gangrenous gallbladder and had to undergo cholecystectomy. Upon surgery, one of the patients showed patchy gangrene on gallbladder and the other, a fully gangrenous gallbladder.
Conclusion
There may be a possibility for COVID-19 patients with cholecystitis to develop ischemic gallbladder.
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