Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of gallbladder disease in the elderly
Redinger, R.
Geriatrics 35(4): 105-109
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-867X PMID: 7358275 Document Number: 155378
The only signs of acute cholecystitis in the elderly may be vague abdominal signs associated with low-grade fever or leukocytosis. Life-threatening complications such as performation and bile peritonitis are more common in the elderly. Emergency surgery may be necessary in the severely compromised patient.