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  • Title: Acalculous cholecystitis in Crohn's disease.
    Author: Hyams JS, Baker E, Schwartz AN, Ricci A, McGowan G.
    Journal: J Adolesc Health Care; 1989 Mar; 10(2):151-4. PubMed ID: 2647689.
    Abstract:
    A 15-year-old boy with Crohn's ileocolitis developed marked gallbladder enlargement. Ultrasonographic findings were consistent with acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) or hydrops. At laparotomy a gangrenous gallbladder was found. The diagnostic modalities currently used to distinguish between hydrops, a benign condition generally treated expectantly, and AAC, a potentially life-threatening condition requiring surgical treatment are reviewed. Failure to distinguish between these two conditions with acalculous gallbladder enlargement and similar clinical and radiologic features may have serious consequences.
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