Empyema of the gallbladder

Images by Bashir Chakar   

A  patient presents with fever and abdominal pain . Multiple fibrin septations are seen within the gallbladder. 12 hours post admission he had a cholecystectomy. During the operation he had  free drainage of pus from the gallbladder.

Scanning though the gallbladder, multiple thin fibrin septations are seen.

Thickened GB wall, 0.48cm, confirming cholecystitis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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