http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2000/10/Cases/Emphysematous-cholecystitis.aspx<p>A 54-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus presented in diabetic ketoacidosis. A source of infection was not found on the initial evaluation, despite an elevated white blood cell count. The following day she began to complain of diffuse abdominal pain. An abdominal ultrasound was performed, which was unremarkable except for the fact that the gallbladder was not visualized (figure 1). Because of worsening abdominal pain, supine and left lateral decubitus radio-graphs of the abdomen were performed (figure 2), followed by an abdominal computed tomo-graphy (CT) scan (figure 3).</p>Tuesday, 01 Feb 2005 13:47:46 GMT