Acute Cholecystitis as a Complication After Colonoscopy: A Case Report and Literature Review
  • Madalina Maria Gorgan
    2nd Medical Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca
  • Ioana Grigorescu
    2nd Medical Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca
  • Dan Lucian Dumitrascu
    2nd Medical Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca

Keywords

Acute cholecystitis, colonoscopy, complication, gallstones

Abstract

Acute cholecystitis after colonoscopy is a rare event, with less than 10 cases described in the literature. We report the case of a male patient with silent gallstones who underwent colonoscopy for follow-up of his Crohn’s disease. The colonoscopy revealed erosions in the terminal ileum, from which biopsies were taken. A sessile polyp 4 mm in diameter at the recto-sigmoid junction was also removed. Less than 24 h after the colonoscopy, the patient complained of upper right quadrant pain, nausea and vomiting. Based on the clinical findings, laboratory data and ultrasonography, we diagnosed acute cholecystitis and excluded any complication after the colonoscopy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed and the patient was discharged.

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    Published: 2016-09-28
    Issue: Vol. 3 No. 6 (view)

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    Gorgan MM, Grigorescu I, Dumitrascu DL. Acute Cholecystitis as a Complication After Colonoscopy: A Case Report and Literature Review. EJCRIM 2016;3 doi:10.12890/2016_000472.