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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2018; 28(02): 195-199
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_316_17
Gastrointestinal Radiology and Hepatology

Computed tomography imaging of complications of acute cholecystitis

Giancarlo Schiappacasse
Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Radiology Department, Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago de Chile
,
Pablo Soffia
Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Radiology Department, Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago de Chile
,
Claudio Silva
Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Radiology Department, Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago de Chile
,
Fabian Villacrés
Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Radiology Department, Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago de Chile
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Abstract

Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a frequent complication of biliary cholelithiasis. Although ultrasound is the first diagnostic imaging procedure, frequently the initial imaging modality is computed tomography (CT). Therefore, familiarization of CT findings in AC and potential related complications are extremely important. This pictorial essay reviews a broad spectrum of complications related to AC and its key findings in CT.

Keywords

Acute cholecystitis complications - computed tomography - emphysematous cholecystitis - gallstones


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26. Juli 2021

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