A patient presents to the emergency department complaining of right upper quadrant pain that is severe in nature. The patient states that his doctor told him he had gallstones. What is a possible complication of gallstones?
A) Inflammation of the gallbladder with adequate outflow
B) Bacterial infection of the gallbladder
C) Viral infection of the gallbladder
D) Gangrene of the gallbladder
Ans: D
Feedback: In calculous cholecystitis, a gallbladder stone obstructs bile outflow. Bile remaining in the gallbladder initiates a chemical reaction; autolysis and edema occur; and the blood vessels in the gallbladder are compressed, compromising its vascular supply. Gangrene of the gallbladder with perforation may result.
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