[A case of acalculous gangrenous cholecystitis due to artery dissection]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2023;120(4):339-345. doi: 10.11405/nisshoshi.120.339.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 62-year-old male presented with right intercostal muscle pain. Clinical examination revealed muscular defense in the same area. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a distended gallbladder and ascites effusion, but no gallstones or polyps were present. Contrast-enhanced computerized tomography was performed, which revealed luminal obstruction due to arterial dissection of the celiac artery and intrinsic hepatic artery. This finding suggested gangrenous cholecystitis; thus, urgent cholecystectomy was performed. Only a few cases of celiac artery dissection and only one case of gangrenous cholecystitis without stones have been reported. We report here an extremely rare case of celiac artery dissection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cholecystectomy
  • Cholecystitis* / complications
  • Cholecystitis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Gallstones*
  • Gangrene / diagnostic imaging
  • Gangrene / etiology
  • Hepatic Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged