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0030154 Gallbladder perforation

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Gall bladder perforation

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Clinical presentation of a ruptuerd gallbladder can range from an acute generalised peritonitis to benign non-specific abdominal symptom. Gallbladder perforation is a rare but life-threatening complication of acute cholecystitis, with a reported mortality rate of 12 to 42 percent. The bile leak from a ruptured gallbladder might be contained in the extra peritoneal gallbladder fossa, and hence might not produce symptoms of peritonitis immediately.