Cholecystitis caused by hemocholecyst: An unusual complication of Hemophilia A

• Authors: Oguzhan Karatepe , Mustafa Tukenmez , Gökhan Adas , Gamze Çitlak , Kemal Hunerli , Muharrem Battal , Osman Gülçiçek , Servet Karahan , Deniz Özcan
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Hemocholecyst is a rare disorder that has been reported in patients with gallstones. Previous reports describe cholecystitis resulting from hemocholecyst after iatrogenic trauma. We report the first case of acute cholecystitis secondary to hemocholecyst in a patient with Hemophilia A.

Keywords

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Hemocholecyst; Hemophilia

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 539-542

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2007

online

1 - 12 - 2007

Contributors

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Oguzhan Karatepe

• Department of Surgery, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, 34380, Istanbul, Turkey

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Mustafa Tukenmez

• Department of Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, 34390, Istanbul, Turkey

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Gökhan Adas

• Department of Surgery, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, 34380, Istanbul, Turkey

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Gamze Çitlak

• Department of Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, 34390, Istanbul, Turkey

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Kemal Hunerli

• Department of Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, 34390, Istanbul, Turkey

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Muharrem Battal

• Department of Surgery, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, 34380, Istanbul, Turkey

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Osman Gülçiçek

• Department of Surgery, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, 34380, Istanbul, Turkey

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Servet Karahan

• Department of Surgery, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, 34380, Istanbul, Turkey

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Deniz Özcan

• Departments of Pathology, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, 34380, Istanbul, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-007-0046-y