Empyema of gall bladder with missed CBD calculus in a child with heart disease: a rarity

Sourav Jana; Amit Kumar Sinha; Amit Kumar; Utkarsh Shukla; Santhilal Vadakkedath

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20261146

Authors

Sourav Jana Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Amit Kumar Sinha Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Amit Kumar Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Utkarsh Shukla Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Santhilal Vadakkedath Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2818-9451

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20261146

Keywords:

Biliary peritonitis, Cholecystitis, Cholecystectomy, Empyema, Rare, Retained

Abstract

Empyema of the gall bladder is a rare condition, especially in the paediatric age group. We report a case of a 12-year-old male with empyema of the gall bladder who was previously operated on for transposition of the great arteries with ASD at 2 months of age. After initial resuscitation, open cholecystectomy was done. But symptoms persisted. So, the patient was again operated on for retained calculus in CBD and ERCP with retrieval of calculus and stenting was done. Now the patient is asymptomatic.

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