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Acute acalculous cholecystitis - a rare complication of burn injury.

Abstract
The aim of this study is to draw attention to acute acalculous cholecystitis, a rare complication that may occur during the post-burn period (usually within 20-30 days). A 42-yr-old male patient, the victim of 35% TBSA high-voltage electrical burns that caused the amputation of both upper extremities by day 45 post-burn, was brought to our operating theatre suffering from acute acalculous cholecystitis. Mild epigastric pain followed by reflex nausea, vomiting, and pain that shifts to the upper quadrant and considerably increases during the post-burn period should make the therapist think of acalculous cholecystitis and react immediately with an urgent operation. Diagnosis of acute acalculous cholecystitis in a burn patient depends on recognizing a combination of signs and symptoms which are often attributed to other problems. Once diagnosed, the best choice of treatment for acalculous cholecystitis is cholecystectomy in an otherwise clinically stable patient.
AuthorsO Castana, G Rempelos, G Anagiotos, E Fonia, O Kiskira
JournalAnnals of burns and fire disasters (Ann Burns Fire Disasters) Vol. 22 Issue 1 Pg. 48-50 (Mar 31 2009) ISSN: 1592-9558 [Print] Italy
PMID21991152 (Publication Type: Case Reports)

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