J Res Notes | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Gallbladder Perforation with Abscess Formation Presenting as a Liver Mass

Ilhan Bali¹, Bunyamin Cuneyt Turan², Onur Sakalli¹, Umit Gecgel¹ and Selim Sozen^1*

¹Department of General Surgery, Namik Kemal University, Turkey
²Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Namik Kemal University, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Selim Sozen 

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Abstract

Gallbladder Perforation (GBP) is a rare, but life threatening complication of acute cholecystitis. It is usually a complication of acute cholecystitis with or without gallstones. We present a case of 50 year old female with abdominal pain and fever. Abdominal examination revealed tenderness and palpable mass in the right upper quadrant. Laboratory investigations were unremarkable including serum alpha-fetoprotein, carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen 19 to 9. Abdominal sonography showed a hypodense mass in gallbladder fossa and adjacent liver. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen detected that a multilobulated thin-walled cystic mass lesion with solid components from segments 4 and 5 of the liver. Intra-operatively, she was found to have a perforated gallbladder with abscess formation.

Keywords:

Gallbladder perforation; Abscess; Acute cholecystitis; Malignancy

Citation:

Bali I, Cuneyt Turan B, Sakalli O, Gecgel U, Sozen S. Gallbladder Perforation with Abscess Formation Presenting as a Liver Mass. J Res Notes. 2019;2(1):1008.