8 results for “chronic cholecystitis”
39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
… He had a long-standing cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, presenting acutely with cholecystitis, acute kidney injury, and multi-organ failure. The coroner found he received appropriate standard heal…
85y · Male·Liver ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis complicating emergency cholecystectom…
…s including diabetes, pancreatitis, and gallstones, died following emergency cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis with Mirizzi's syndrome. Intraoperative complications included major bile duct injury, right hepatic a…
53y · Male·Coronary atherosclerosis; chronic obstructive airways disease; chronic cholecyst…
Gregory Bert Smallwood, a 53-year-old prisoner with morbid obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and COPD, died from acute myocardial infarction due to severe coronary atherosclerosis. He called for help at 3:06am reporting i…
76y · Female·multi-organ failure and sepsis due to complications of cholecystectomy
…, and right portal vein instead of the cystic structures. The underlying pathology—xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis—could not be detected preoperatively. The coroner found the death preventable: the surgeon should have…
49y · Male·Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
…us circumstances. Care provided was to an appropriate standard. The clinical lesson is that patients with chronic liver disease require high clinical suspicion for hepatobiliary malignancy, particularly when presenting …
68y · Male·surgical complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy for cholecystitis,…
… multiple comorbidities, died from surgical complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. Postoperatively, he developed profound hypotension. The treating team disagreed on whether the cause …
71y · Male·metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma
Robert Bell-Williams, aged 71, died from metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma while in lawful custody at Long Bay Hospital on 1 February 2024. Imprisoned since 2012, he was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in 202…
25y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
Rachel Smith, a 25-year-old woman with chronic migraines and depression, died from mixed drug toxicity after consuming multiple prescription medications…
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