Acute acalculous cholecystitis determining Mirizzi syndrome: case report and literature review

BMC Surgery

Case Report

Guido Coretti¹  Anna Pisapia¹  Marco Milone¹  Mario Musella¹  Giovanni De Palma¹  Dario Guadioso¹  Francesco Milone¹  Paola Maietta¹ 

[1] University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy;

关键词: Acute cholecystitis;    Mirizzi;    Acalcholus;    Jaundice;    Stone;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2482-14-90

 received in 2014-01-21, accepted in 2014-10-07,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAlthough Mirizzi syndrome is widely reported in literature, little is known about acute acalcholous cholecystitis determinig the findings of a Mirizzi syndrome.Case presentationWe report a case of MRCP-confirmed Mirizzi syndrome in acute acalculous cholecystitis resolved by surgery.ConclusionAcute acalcholosus cholecystitis determinig a Mirizzi Syndrome should be included in the Mirizzi classification as a type 1. Thus it could be useful to divide the type 1 in two entity (compression by stone and compression by enlarged gallbladder). Magnetic Resonance should be considered the preferred diagnostic tool in any case of Mirizzi syndrome suspicious.

【 授权许可】

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