Case Report

Acute Cholecystitis in the Diabetic

Authors: ROBERT J. TURNER, III, MD, WALTER F. BECKER, MD, WARREN O. COLEMAN, MD, JOSEPH L. POWELL, MD

Abstract

The authors review a large series of patients having acute cholecystitis from the Charity Hospital. Particular attention is given to those patients also suffering from diabetes mellitus. The increased complication rate and mortality rate in this combination of diseases is confirmed and the need for elective cholecystectomy is advocated.

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