Gallbladder perforation: An Asir regional experience and limited

• Main Author: Jastaniah Sulaiman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1996-01-01
• Series: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
• Online Access: http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=1996;volume=2;issue=3;spage=142;epage=145;aulast=Jastaniah

Acute gallbladder perforation, an infrequent though not uncommon complication of Cholelithiasis and acalculus cholecystitis is reviewed using as materials 16 Arab patients (6 males and 10 females; one Egyptian and <i>15 </i>Saudis) with gallbladder perforation among <i>952 </i>patients who had undergone cholecystectomy in Asir Central Hospital between <i>1990 </i>and <i>1994. </i>The presentation, method of diagnosis and treatment modalities are compared with recent literature review findings. Since cholecystitis (calculus and acalculus) is a common pathology in Saudi Arabia a preoperative awareness of this complication of the disease will improve diagnosis and minimize morbidity and mortality of gallbladder perforation.