Acute acalculous cholecystitis induced by aortic dissection: report of a case

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC), inflammation of the gallbladder without evidence of calculi, comprises approximately 10% of all cases of acute cholecystitis. Although the mechanism of AAC has not yet been sufficiently clarified, the most commonly postulated theories regarding its pathogenesis are bile stasis, sepsis and ischemia. We present a case of AAC associated with ischemia of the gallbladder caused by aortic dissection Bakey type III.

Aort diseksiyonuna baðlý olarak geliþen akut taþsýz kolesistit olgusu

Akut taþsýz kolesistit, tüm kolesistit olgularýnýn yaklaþýk %10’unu oluþturur. Kesin mekanizma tam olarak bilinmemekle birlikte, patogenezde en önemli faktörler safra stazý, sepsis ve iskemidir. Biz bu çalýþmada, Bakey tip 3 aort diseksiyonuna baðlý olarak geliþen safra kesesi iskemisine sekonder oluþmuþ akut taþsýz kolesistit olgusunu sunmayý amaçladýk.