Acalculous Cholecystitis: The Unexpected Mask of De Novo Heart Failure
Acute acalculous cholecystitis refers to inflammation of the gallbladder without the presence of gallstones or obstruction of the cystic duct. Heart failure is recognized for causing congestive hepatopathy and can lead to gallbladder swelling, often challenging to distinguish from acalculous cholecystitis. Here, we present a case of a patient whose symptoms initially resembled acalculous cholecystitis but were instead caused by acute severe heart failure and cardiogenic shock. Maintaining a broad differential diagnosis, including decompensated heart failure, is essential when evaluating cases resembling acalculous cholecystitis.
Authors
- Mhd Baraa Habib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4585-2883)
- Shahem Abbarh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6812-2192)
- Mohammed Osman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5097-5568)
- Bisher Sawaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6751-619X)
- Yaseen Alastal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1308-1132)
- Abdulrahman Arabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6581-2574)
- Maram Albandak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5945-7000)
Institutions
- University of Toledo Medical Center (US)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- MedStar Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70324
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04
Funders
- Hamad Medical Corporation
- Qatar National Library