Spontaneous Gall Bladder Perforation: A rare clinical entity, a diagnostic and surgical challenge

Introduction

Gallbladder perforation requiring an emergent treatment is usually a complication of cholecystitis [1]. Acute cholecystitis develops in up to 2% of patients affected by asymptomatic cholelithiasis. Gallbladder perforation occurs in 2 to 11% of acute cholecystitis cases. Due to the high mortality that can be caused by a delay in the correct diagnosis and following adequate surgical treatment, gallbladder perforation represents a special diagnostic and surgical challenge [2].

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