The Obscured Gallbladder

The Obscured Gallbladder

The possible causes of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting are numerous. Although abdominal images obtained using various techniques can be used to aid in the differential diagnosis, sometimes the inability of a technique to produce a clear image is clue in itself. Here, Bernstein et al detail a ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of medicine 2007-08, Vol.120 (8), p.675-677
Hauptverfasser: Bernstein, Douglas, MD, Soeffing, Janet, MD, Daoud, Yassine J., MD, Fradin, Joel, MD, Kravet, Steven J., MD, MBA
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebral Infarction
Cholecystography
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology
Emphysematous Cholecystitis - diagnosis
Emphysematous Cholecystitis - diagnostic imaging
Emphysematous Cholecystitis - drug therapy
Emphysematous Cholecystitis - epidemiology
Gallbladder - diagnostic imaging
Gallbladder diseases
General aspects
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Nausea
Postoperative Complications
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Vomiting
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Zusammenfassung:The possible causes of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting are numerous. Although abdominal images obtained using various techniques can be used to aid in the differential diagnosis, sometimes the inability of a technique to produce a clear image is clue in itself. Here, Bernstein et al detail a case of a 68-year-old man who was hospitalized after acute onset of severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting in which the value of a "non-visualised" image is illustrated.
ISSN:0002-9343
1555-7162
DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.04.012