Extensive involvement of liver parenchyma in emphysematous cholecystitis

Abstract

Emphysematous cholecystitis is an uncommon variant of acute cholecystitis caused by gas producing organisms. Only 18-20 cases have been reported in English literature until January 2013. Herein, we present images of computed tomographic scans of a 60-year-old female suffering from abdominal pain and was diagnosed as having acute emphysematous cholecystitis with extensive liver parenchymal involvement. The extensive liver involvement our patient with emphysematous cholecystitis urged us to report this case.