Spontaneous perforation of gallbladder with intrahepatic bilioma

Sunil Taneja; Arun Sharma; Ajay K Duseja; Naveen Kalra; Yogesha Chawla

doi:10.1016/S0973-6883(11)60240-5

Spontaneous perforation of gallbladder with intrahepatic bilioma

J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2011 Dec;1(3):210-1. doi: 10.1016/S0973-6883(11)60240-5. Epub 2012 Jan 2.

Authors

Sunil Taneja¹, Arun Sharma¹, Ajay K Duseja¹, Naveen Kalra², Yogesha Chawla¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hepatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Abstract

Spontaneous perforation of gallbladder is uncommon. We report a rare case of perforation of the gallbladder due to gallstone disease with formation of a large intrahepatic bilioma. The patient was managed conservatively with percutaneous drainage of the intrahepatic collection followed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and cholecystectomy.

Keywords: Biliary obstruction; CT, computed tomography; ERCP; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; cholecystitis; common bile duct stone; gallstone.