False-negative morphine-augmented cholescintigraphy: a case of subacute gallbladder perforation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The gallbladder and an infected pericholecystic biloma secondary to subacute perforation were visualized during morphine-augmented cholescintigraphy. Perforation of the gallbladder may relieve cystic duct obstruction and contribute to false-negative visualization in the setting of acute cholecystitis.
Medical subject headings
- Cholecystitis
- Gallbladder Diseases
- Morphine