ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS IN AN INFANT AFTER CARDIAC-SURGERY

Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a virulent disease that occurs most commonly in critically ill patients. Imaging studies may facilitate ea rlier diagnosis and may decrease the morbidity and mortality rates. Th e authors report on a 30-month-old child with acute acalculous cholecy stitis after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot. A review of the c linical pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment is included.