1. An Intra-Operatively Diagnosed Case of Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis in a 43-year-old Patient: Case Report
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Julien Sami Atef El Sayegh, Christian Saliba, Dani Osman, Nancy Emmanuel, Gregory Nicolas, Brian Bitar, Elias A. Abou-Jaoude, Adnan Awdeh, Elie Zaghrini, and George Khoury
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Abdominal pain ,Nausea ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Hemorrhage ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Epigastric pain ,Hemorrhagic disorder ,Diagnosis, Differential ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Cholecystitis ,Humans ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Gallbladder ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Abdominal Pain ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Vomiting ,Cholecystectomy ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic cholecystitis is an uncommon occurrence in the setting of gallbladder pathology. It is a rare complication of acute cholecystitis that may have a misleading presentation and workup, making it challenging to diagnose pre-operatively. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 43-year-old female who presented for severe epigastric pain with nausea and vomiting and whose imaging was in favor of acute cholecystitis. The patient was scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, during which she was found to have hemorrhagic cholecystitis, later confirmed by pathology. CONCLUSIONS Hemorrhagic cholecystitis is an uncommon diagnosis in patients presenting with abdominal pain. The case discussed hereafter was found to have hemorrhagic cholecystitis intra-operatively. Urgent cholecystectomy is crucial in the setting of hemorrhagic cholecystitis due to its possible fatality. This case emphasizes the importance of thinking of hemorrhagic cholecystitis in a patient presenting for what appears to be a severe acute cholecystitis.
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- 2019