Emphysematous cholecystitis is a relatively rare manifestation of acute cholecystitis, caused by a gas producing organism. Most common pathogens include clostridial, staphylococcal, and ...

The term emphysematous cholecystitis has been used by Stevenson 5 and Schmidt 4 to denote gas production in both the gall-bladder lumen and in its walls; Heifetz and Senturia 7 designated their 2 ...

A total of 632 patients who underwent cholecystectomy owing to symptomatic cholecystitis during the study period were included in this study. The median age was 55.2 (13 – 91) years, and the ...