Computed tomography imaging of complications of acute cholecystitis.

Indian J Radiol Imaging

Facultad de Medicina, Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Radiology Department, Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago de Chile.

Published: January 2018

Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a frequent complication of biliary cholelithiasis. Although ultrasound is the first diagnostic imaging procedure, frequently the initial imaging modality is computed tomography (CT). Therefore, familiarization of CT findings in AC and potential related complications are extremely important. This pictorial essay reviews a broad spectrum of complications related to AC and its key findings in CT.

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