Neglected Perforated Gall Bladder with Generalized Peritonitis in Old & Morbid Obese Patient

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King Khalid hospital –NAJRAN city - KSA

Abstract

The main cause of perforation of the gallbladder is cholecystitis with or without cholelithiasis. In old age,




spontaneous perforation of gallbladder can be due to decrease in its blood supply, which can be due to




atherosclerosis, focal vasospasm or localized vasculitis. Perforation of gallbladder is associated with high




morbidity and mortality, if left untreated. Here we report a case of a 60-year-old male with perforation of




gallbladder.

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Volume 71, Issue 7
April 2018
Pages 3622-3625

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