Subcutaneous Abscess Secondary to Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis

Authors

  • Hugo Correia Serviço de Imagiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.
  • Alexandre Mota Serviço de Imagiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.
  • Daniel Cardoso Serviço de Imagiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.
  • Gabriel Gerediaga Serviço de Imagiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.4785

Abstract

One of the known complications of gallstones consists in gallbladder perforation with cholecystocutaneous abscesses or external fistulas formation. Nowadays these types of complications are uncommon, having been more frequent. The authors report the case of an 86 year-old woman, bedridden and dependent, referred to our institution by presenting a tumefaction with inflammatory signs in the right upper quadrant. The radiological investigation revealed it to be a subcutaneous abscess associated with a perforated gallbladder, whose histological analysis revealed xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis.
Keywords: Abscess; Cholecystitis; Granuloma; Xanthomatosis; Subcutaneous Tissue.

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Author Biographies

Hugo Correia, Serviço de Imagiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.

Alexandre Mota, Serviço de Imagiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.

Daniel Cardoso, Serviço de Imagiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.

Gabriel Gerediaga, Serviço de Imagiologia. Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Viseu. Portugal.

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Published

2014-08-25

How to Cite

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Correia H, Mota A, Cardoso D, Gerediaga G. Subcutaneous Abscess Secondary to Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2014 Aug. 25 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];27(4):511-4. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/4785

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Case Report