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=== Emphysematous cholecystitis === | === Emphysematous cholecystitis === | ||
Cholecystitis complicated by secondary infection with gas-forming bacteria like ''clostridium'' may cause cholecystitis with gas in the gallbladder wall. This increases the risk for gangrene or perforation. It's difficult to distinguish from "regular" acute cholecystitis, but crepitus in the abdominal wall may be present. | Cholecystitis complicated by secondary infection with gas-forming bacteria like ''clostridium'' may cause cholecystitis with gas in the gallbladder wall. This increases the risk for gangrene or perforation. It's difficult to distinguish from "regular" acute cholecystitis, but crepitus in the abdominal wall may be present. | ||
[[Category:Gastroenterology]] | <noinclude>[[Category:Gastroenterology]] | ||
[[Category:Gastrointestinal surgery]] | [[Category:Gastrointestinal surgery]]</noinclude> | ||