Resat Ozaras, Ali Mert, Mehmet Halit Yilmaz, Aygul Dogan Celik, Fehmi Tabak, Muammer Bilir, Recep Ozturk
Acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is frequent in developing countries. Although some gallbladder abnormalities are defined during the course, an acute cholecystitis is extremely rare. We here report 2 additional cases of cholecystitis due to acute HAV infection and review the previously reported 2 cases. One of our patients was admitted with jaundice and a suspicious portal mass with a presumed diagnosis of cholagiocarcinoma. The other presented with jaundice, abdominal pain, and constitutional symptoms...
July 2003: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology