Acute Crit Care.  2022 Nov;37(4):678-680. 10.4266/acc.2021.01753.

The incidence of acute acalculous cholecystitis in critically ill COVID-19 patients

• Franch-Llasat D
• Sabaté-Ortigues R
• Bellaubí-Pallarés N
• Andrés-Castrillo F
• Comí-Codina S
• Roche-Campo F

• KMID: 2540159
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2021.01753

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  Figure 1. An ultrasound image suggestive of gangrenous cholecystitis. A hydropic gallbladder. Arrow: wall thickening (>5 mm) and necrosis.

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  Figure 2. A computed tomography image suggestive of gangrenous cholecystitis. A hydropic gallbladder. Arrow: gallbladder wall showing decreased uptake that is poorly defined, which is suggestive of mural edema; Arrowhead: perivesicular inflammatory changes with trabeculation of the adjacent fat.

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