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Detection of Rare Gallbladder Microperforation by ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Maxillary Sinus Cancer

10.4274/mirt.galenos.2023.27576

• Zehranur Tosunoğlu
• Selim Doğan
• Ceyda Turan Bektaş
• Tevfik Fikret Çermik
• Esra Arslan

Received Date: 08.04.2023 Accepted Date: 14.07.2023 Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2024;33(1):47-49 PMID: 38390789

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Gallbladder perforation is one of the most serious complications of cholecystitis and is rarely seen in 2-11% of cases. Pericholecystic abscesses secondary to gallbladder perforation are rare. Rapid diagnosis is important because of high morbidity and mortalityrates. A subcapsular abscess secondary to gallbladder microperforation is presented on ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography performed for restaging in a patient with maxillary sinus cancer.

Keywords: Gallbladder micro-perforation, abscess, 18F-FDG PET/CT

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Informed Consent: The patient consent was obtained.

Authorship Contributions

Surgical and Medical Practices: Z.T., S.D., C.T.B., T.F.Ç., E.A., Concept: Z.T., S.D., C.T.B., E.A., T.F.Ç., Design: Z.T., C.T.B., S.D., T.F.Ç., E.A., Data Collection or Processing: Z.T., S.D., C.T.B., T.F.Ç., E.A., Analysis or Interpretation: S.D., C.T.B., T.F.Ç., E.A., Z.T., Literature Search: Z.T., S.D., C.T.B., T.F.Ç., E.A., Writing: Z.T., T.F.Ç., E.A., S.D., C.T.B.

Conflict of Interest: No conflicts of interest were declared by the authors.

Financial Disclosure: The authors declare that this study has received no financial support.

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