TY - JOUR AU - Yagi, Yasumichi AU - Sasaki, Shozo AU - Terada, Itsuro AU - Yoshikawa, Akemi AU - Fukushima, Wataru AU - Kitagawa, Hirohisa AU - Fujimura, Takashi AU - Izumi, Ryohei AU - Saito, Katsuhiko PY - 2015 DA - 2015/09/08 TI - Massive pneumoretroperitoneum arising from emphysematous cholecystitis: a case report and the literature review JO - BMC Gastroenterology SP - 114 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Emphysematous cholecystitis is a severe variant of acute cholecystitis caused by anaerobic bacteria. Although intraperitoneal air as a complication has been described in association with emphysematous cholecystitis, pneumoretroperitoneum arising from emphysematous cholecystitis is extremely rare. Herein, we describe a rare case of pneumoretroperitoneum arising from emphysematous cholecystitis that was successfully treated with emergency surgery. SN - 1471-230X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-015-0345-8 DO - 10.1186/s12876-015-0345-8 ID - Yagi2015 ER -