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A variant of acute cholecystitis with inflammation of the GALLBLADDER that is characterized by the pockets of gas in the gallbladder wall. It is due to secondary infection caused by gas-forming organisms, and has a high risk of perforation.
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- Cholecystitis, Emphysematous
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2004
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- Cholecystitis (1965-2003)
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- National Library of Medicine. Emphysematous Cholecystitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D041882. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D041882
- Emphysematous Cholecystitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18558214