Saturday, March 1, 2008

Gallstones can also lead to shock

Apart from gallstones cause acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis and other complications common, but also caused several serious complications. 1. Toxic shock : obstructive biliary calculi were infection, bacterial endotoxin absorption induced. Their performance : right epigastric pain, jaundice, fever, cold station, unconscious, irritability, looking pale and cold limbs, blood pressure dropped. 2. Biliary tract hemorrhage : duct inflammation abscess formation, dense shew, erosion of the liver's blood vessels occur. Performance : stones intense cramps, vomiting blood (or black stool Solutions), severe shock can occur. 3. Concentrated swollen liver : obstructive biliary stones, forming cavity cholangitis. Bacteria spread upward from the bile duct to the liver, caused liver abscess. Performance : right upper abdomen pain, chills fever, sweat dripping, malaise. 4. Necrosis perforated gallbladder and bile peritonitis : Once necrosis gallbladder perforation, in Patients with bile into the abdominal cavity caused peritonitis. This is a more serious complications, especially in elderly patients prone. Performance : abdominal pain suddenly intensified digastric muscle tenderness, abdominal tension-throbbing.

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