Case Report

Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis due to Viral Hepatitis A

Table 2

Review of the clinical presentation, ultrasound findings with treatment modalities, and outcomes of patients with acalculous cholecystitis due to viral hepatitis A published in the literature (F: female; M: male; NA: not available; USG: ultrasonography).

Publication, author, and year, (Ref.)Cases, Age, year/sexClinical presentationUSGTreatmentFollow-up
time, months
Outcome

Black and Mann 1992 [2]16/MNADistended gallbladderSurgeryNANA
Mourani et al. 1994 [9] 168/MFever, nausea, vomiting, and chillsThickened gallbladder wallSurgery1Cure
Ciftci et al. 2001 [10]17/MAbdominal pain, distention, icterus, and fatiqueSubhepatic fluid and thickened gallbladder wall (14 mm)Surgery6Cure
Ozaras et al. 2003 [11] 228/MMalaise, abdominal pain, dark urine, and anorexiaThickened gallbladder wallConservative therapy3Cure
20/FJaundice, nausea,
vomiting, malaise, pruritus, and anorexia
Hepatosplenomegaly and a hydropic gallbladder without calculusConservative therapy6Cure
Dalgic et al. 2005 [12]111/FFever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and loss of appetiteHydropic gallbladder without calculus, thickened gallbladder wall (12 mm), and pericholecystic fluidConservative therapy6Cure
Kayabas et al. 2007 [13]115/MFever, nausea
and vomiting, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, dark urine, and pale stool
Thickened gallbladder wallConservative therapy1Cure
Melero Ferrer et al.
2008 [14]
139/FFever, abdominal pain, and jaundiceThickened gallbladder wall (7.1 mm)Surgery1Cure
de Souza et al. 2009 [8]116/MAbdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, and cephalalgiaThickened gallbladder wall (7.0 mm)Conservative therapyNANA
Arroud et al. 2009 [15]111/EFever, asthenia, vomiting, and abdominal painThickened gallbladder wall (11 mm)Conservative therapy1Cure
Suresh et al. 2009 [16]12.5/FFever, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, dark urine, and pale stoolHepatosplenomegaly, hydropic gallbladder without calculus,
thickened gallbladder wall, and pericholecystic fluid
Conservative therapy
NANA
Arcana et al. 2011 [17]114/MAbdominal pain, nausea, fever, and jaundiceHepatomegaly and thickened gallbladder wall (7.0 mm)NANANA
Hasosah et al. 2011 [18]113/FFever, vomiting, and jaundiceThickened gallbladder wallConservative therapyNACure
Herek et al. 2011 [19]19/MNausea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal painGallbladder wall thickening (9.7 mm) and pericholecystic-free fluidConservative therapy6Cure
Prashanth et al. 2012 [20]112/FAbdominal pain and vomitingGallbladder wall edema and echogenic biliary sludgeConservative therapy6Cure