What Is Acute Cholecystitis?
6. What Complications Can Result From Acute Cholecystitis?
Since pain from cholecystitis is often extremely severe, those who experience it usually opt to receive treatment right away. However, if cholecystitis is not treated, a variety of complications can result. Some may be life-threatening.
Possible complications of untreated gallbladder inflammation include gallbladder perforation and gangrenous cholecystitis. The former condition is characterized by a gallbladder rupture which leads to leaking bile. This condition can cause an infection within the abdomen. Gangrenous cholecystitis occurs when tissue in the gallbladder dies and becomes susceptible to infection. It isn’t unusual for gangrenous cholecystitis to lead to sepsis, which is a life-threatening condition in which the entire body responds to an infection in the blood.
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