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 in | The American surgeon Vol. 68; no. 10; pp. 895 - 896 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Los Angeles, CA
SAGE Publications
01.10.2002
Southeastern Surgical Congress SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC |
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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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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0003-1348 1555-9823 |
DOI: | 10.1177/000313480206801013 |