Spontaneous Cystic Duct Perforation Associated with Acalculous Cholecystitis

Spontaneous perforation of the extrahepatic biliary tree is rare in adults. Although perforation of the hepatic, common hepatic, common bile, and cystic ducts has been reported, review of the English literature reveals only four cases of cystic duct perforation, each attributed to calculi. We herein...

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Published inThe American surgeon Vol. 68; no. 10; pp. 895 - 896
Main Authors Shah, Sachin H., Webber, John D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2002
Southeastern Surgical Congress
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adults
Aged
Bile
Bile Duct Diseases - etiology
Bile Duct Diseases - surgery
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic - pathology
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Case studies
Cholecystitis - complications
Cholecystitis - pathology
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Medical sciences
Other diseases. Semiology
Patients
Rupture, Spontaneous
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the digestive system
Treatment Outcome
Human
Perforation
Clinical form
Biliary tract disease
Case study
Treatment
Cystic duct
Surgery
Digestive diseases
Complication
Female
Diagnosis
Cholecystitis
Elderly
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Summary:Spontaneous perforation of the extrahepatic biliary tree is rare in adults. Although perforation of the hepatic, common hepatic, common bile, and cystic ducts has been reported, review of the English literature reveals only four cases of cystic duct perforation, each attributed to calculi. We herein report the first known case of spontaneous perforation of the cystic duct in the absence of biliary calculi.
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ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313480206801013