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Acute acalculous cholecystitis in a patient undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery

İhsan Alur¹, Mehmet Şirin Yıldırım², Özlem Uygun³, Ali Fedakar<sup>1

1</sup>Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Private Hisar Hospital Intercontinental, Istanbul, Turkey
²Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Private Hisar Hospital Intercontinental, Istanbul, Turkey
³Department of Radiology, Private Hisar Hospital Intercontinental, Istanbul, Turkey

Keywords: Acalculous cholecystitis, coronary bypass, surgery

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Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a very rare complication of gastrointestinal system that can be seen after coronary artery bypass surgery. Early recognition of this clinical-pathological condition and initiation of treatment are very important and vital to prevent serious complications. In this article, we present a 67-year-old male patient of acalculous cholecystitis developing after coronary artery bypass grafting.

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