Author(s): Freitas, L ; Do Carmo, G ; Caldeira, L ; Farto e Abreu, J ; Lélis, M ; Doroana, M
Date: 1992
Origin: Acta Médica Portuguesa
Document details
Emphysematous cholecystitis.
Description
Emphysematous cholecystitis (EC) is a rare and dramatic disease that requires prompt therapeutic procedures. The authors report a case of a 70-year-old-woman, admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Infectious Diseases of the Santa Maria Hospital, with the diagnosis of EC. The literature on EC is also reviewed.
Emphysematous cholecystitis (EC) is a rare and dramatic disease that requires prompt therapeutic procedures. The authors report a case of a 70-year-old-woman, admitted to the Intensive Care Unit for Infectious Diseases of the Santa Maria Hospital, with the diagnosis of EC. The literature on EC is also reviewed.
Document Type
Journal article
Language Portuguese
Language Portuguese
