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      COLECISTITIS ACALCULOSA SECUNDARIA A INFECCIÓN POR VIRUS DE LA HEPATITIS A Translated title: Acute acalculous cholecystitis secondary to viral hepatitis A

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          Resumen Introducción: El virus de la hepatitis A (VHA) es por lo general una enfermedad limitada y frecuente en niños; se conoce muy poco sobre la colecistitis a calculosa secundaria a hepatitis ya que existen pocos reportes a nivel mundial. Caso clínico: Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 33 años la cual inició con diarrea, fiebre, ictericia y dolor en hipocondrio derecho, laboratorio con IgM positivo a VHA. Sin mejoría del dolora tratamiento médico, solicitamos un ultrasonido y colangio resonancia identificando datos de colecistitis y edema de pared; sometiéndola a colecistectomía con mejoría de los síntomas. La colecistitis secundaria a VHA es una entidad poco frecuente, es necesario un tratamiento médico o quirúrgico de acuerdo a la clínica del paciente para evitar complicaciones.

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          Abstract Introduction: The hepatitis A (HAV) is usually limited and common disease in children; very little is known about a calculous cholecystitis secondary to hepatitis because there are few reports worldwide. Case report: We report the case of a woman of 33 years who began with diarrhea, fever, jaundice and right upperquadrant pain, laboratory HAV IgM positive. No improvement of pain to medical treatment, we request anultrasound and cholangioresonance identifying signs of cholecystitis and edema of the wall; we performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy with symptom improvement. Secondary VHA cholecystitis is a rare entity, a medical or surgical treatment according to the patient’s clinical is needed to avoid complications.

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                Journal
                rchcir
                Revista chilena de cirugía
                Rev Chil Cir
                Sociedad de Cirujanos de Chile
                0718-4026
                February 2016
                : 68
                : 1
                : 65-68
                Affiliations
                [1 ] novam & Vita México
                [2 ] novam & Vita México
                Article
                S0718-40262016000100011
                33724a25-90b0-4987-ac2f-c3796972511b

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0718-4026&lng=en
                Categories
                SURGERY

                Surgery
                Hepatitis A,jaundice,cholecystitis,laparoscopic cholecystectomy,ictericia,colecistitis,colecistectomía laparoscópica

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