Perforation of the acalculous gallbladder following renal transplantation
Hopkinson, G.B.; Crowson, M.C.; Barnes, A.D.
Transplantation Proceedings 17(4): 2014-2015
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-1345 PMID: 3895647 Document Number: 257141
Two acalculous renal transplant patients, of more than 1,000 performed at this center, suffered early infarction and perforation of the gallbladder following operation. This rare complication may be related to both postoperative stress and the immunocompromising drugs given to renal transplant patients.