Albu E, Patel K, Patel M, Rao D, Maksumova Z, Gerst P H
Department of Surgery, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, New York, NY 10457, USA.
Am Surg. 1996 Dec;62(12):1066-7.
Perforation of the gallbladder in patients with chronic cholecystitis is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. We describe a case in which early cholescintigraphy permitted preoperative diagnosis and, therefore, prompt laparotomy.