Perforated gallbladder secondary to gallbladder tuberculosis: a case study

Dalit Blumenthal; Olivia Currie

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20260138

Authors

Dalit Blumenthal Department General Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa
Olivia Currie Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20260138

Keywords:

Gallbladder tuberculosis, Abdominal, Perforation

Abstract

Gallbladder tuberculosis is a rare form of abdominal tuberculosis accounting for 1% in all abdominal cases. The non-specific nature of clinical symptoms as well as radiological findings make gallbladder tuberculosis difficult to diagnose. Rare complications include gallbladder perforation which is explored further in our case summary, emphasises the importance of a thorough examination and the importance of clinical suspicion when in the presence of constitutional symptoms and right upper quadrant pain.

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