COVID-19 patients presenting with gangrenous acalculous cholecystitis: Report of two cases.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

COVID-19 virus is thought to complicate underlying conditions, including acalculous cholecystitis. Two COVID-19 patients with gangrenous gallbladder are reported who were not involved with severe pneumonia.

Case presentation

We present two non-critically ill patients with COVID-19 presenting with acalculous cholecystitis. Both patients had gangrenous gallbladder and had to undergo cholecystectomy. Upon surgery, one of the patients showed patchy gangrene on gallbladder and the other, a fully gangrenous gallbladder.

Conclusion

There may be a possibility for COVID-19 patients with cholecystitis to develop ischemic gallbladder.

SUBMITTER: Hajebi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8960289 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature