COVID-19 patients presenting with gangrenous acalculous cholecystitis: Report of two cases. (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hajebi, Reza; Habibi, Pedram; Maroufi, Seyed Farzad; Bahreini, Maryam; Miratashi Yazdi, Seyed Amir
• Is Part Of: Annals of medicine and surgery. Volume 76(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: Acalculous cholecystitis -- COVID-19 -- Gangrenous -- Case report -- Complications; Surgery -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; General Surgery -- Periodicals; Education, Medical -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 617
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103534
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2049-0801

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction and importance: COVID-19 virus is thought to complicate underlying conditions, including acalculous cholecystitis . Two COVID-19 patients with gangrenous gallbladder are reported who were not involved with severe pneumonia. Case presentation: We present two non-critically ill patients with COVID-19 presenting with acalculous cholecystitis. Both patients had gangrenous gallbladder and had to undergo cholecystectomy. Upon surgery, one of the patients showed patchy gangrene on gallbladder and the other, a fully gangrenous gallbladder. Conclusion: There may be a possibility for COVID-19 patients with cholecystitis to develop ischemic gallbladder.