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GALLBLADDER PATHOLOGY
ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS
▪ Acalculous cholecystitis occurs when all the symptoms and sonographic findings of cholecystitis are present, with the absence of gallstones.
▪ This form of acute cholecystitis is more commonly found in children, recently hospitalized patients or those who are immunocompromised.
