Presentation
Post bone marrow transplant for myelodysplastic syndrome. Febrile, rigors, epigastric tenderness with voluntary guarding. Mild suprapubic pain. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea 24 hours.
Patient Data
A moderate amount of pericholecystic free fluid surrounding the gallbladder with mural enhancement and surrounding fat stranding. No free gas to suggest perforation. No cholelithiasis identified. The gallbladder is not distended. No intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile duct dilatation. No portal vein thrombosis identified. The liver, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, small and large bowel are unremarkable.
The liver has normal sonographic appearances, with no evidence of focal lesions or intrahepatic biliary dilatation. The gallbladder demonstrates ill-defined wall thickening and surrounding fat stranding; small calcification present within the gallbladder wall. No evidence of gallstones. The common biliary duct measures up to for millimeters in caliber. The pancreas was obscured by overlying bowel gas.
Case Discussion
The features of both CT and ultrasound are those of cholecystitis with no gallstones identified, in keeping with acute acalculous cholecystitis.
Blood tests:
- GGT 81H IU/L
- ALT 55H IU/L
- AST 128H
- Bili Total 19 umol/L (ref <21)