ABSTRACT
La colecistitis hemorrágica es una complicación rara de la colecistitis aguda, pero con alta mortalidad. Clínicamente es idéntica a la colecistitis aguda, y no suele presentarse con hemorragia gastrointestinal. Presentamos el caso de un varón 57 años, sin antecedentes, ni uso de anticoagulantes, referido a nuestro hospital por una "tumoración vesicular", tras los estudios tomográficos y de colangioresonancia, asociado a la caída de hemoglobina sérica, se define su sospecha. Ingresa a sala de operaciones y se evidencia una vesícula gangrenada, conteniendo coágulos y cálculos. Confirmando su diagnóstico con el estudio histopatológico. Debido a su similitud clínica, debe considerarse en pacientes con antecedentes de terapia anticoagulante, trauma, malignidad, o hallazgos compatibles con colecistitis alitiásica. Pero puede presentarse en pacientes sin antecedentes y estar asociado a colelitiasis. El diagnóstico temprano de esta complicación potencialmente fatal es importante para facilitar el manejo quirúrgico urgente, siendo el apoyo imagenológico, necesario para su sospecha.
Hemorrhagic cholecystitis is a rare complication of acute cholecystitis, but with high mortality. Clinically it is identical to acute cholecystitis, and it does not usually present with gastrointestinal bleeding. We present the case of a 57-year-old man, with no history or use of anticoagulants, referred to our hospital for a "gallbladder tumor", after tomographic and cholangioresonance studies, associated with a drop in serum hemoglobin, suspicion of him is defined. He enters the operating room and a gangrenous gallbladder is evident, containing clots and stones. Confirming his diagnosis with histopathological study. Due to its clinical similarity, it should be considered in patients with a history of anticoagulant therapy, trauma, malignancy, or findings consistent with acalculous cholecystitis. But it can occur in patients with no history and be associated with cholelithiasis. Early diagnosis of this potentially fatal complication is important to facilitate urgent surgical management, imaging support being necessary for its suspicion.