Gallblabber Empyema with Pericholecystic Abscess around a Stone Nidus [Outside the Gallblabber]

Abstract

Gallbladder disease is relatively common and its complications are seen every now and then. One of the rare complications is gallbladder perforation. In our case we were faced with a picture similar to perforation of the gallbladder upon surgical exploration, with empyema of gallbladder and pericholecystic abscess and a stonelocated between the gallbladder and the liver bed (inside the abscess) and no perforation in the gallbladder or fistula with the biliary tree could be discerned.

Keywords

• Gallbladder empyema, pericholecystic abscess, gallstone, acute cholecystitis.