Naslov
Endogenous gas gangrene after laparoscopic cholecystectomy : case report

Autori
Zelić, Marko ; Kunišek, Leon ; Mendrila, Davor ; Gudelj, Miodrag ; Abram, Maja ; Miljenko, Uravić

Izvornik
West indian medical journal (0043-3144) 60 (2011), 1; 96-98

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
Clostridial infection; cholecystectomy; non-traumatic gas gangrene

Sažetak
Clostridial gas gangrene of the abdominal wall is rare, and it is usually associated with organ perforation, immunosuppression or gastrointestinal malignancies. In this paper we present a case of fulminant, endogenous gas gangrene in a 58-year old diabetic female with arterial hypertension and atherosclerosis, following uneventful laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She developed gas gangrene of the abdominal wall 12-hours after cholecystectomy and died 24-hours after the onset of the first symptoms, in spite of treatment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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