Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 367-371 , September 2008

Type II Gall Bladder Perforation with Abdominal Wall Abscess in a Cirrhotic Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature

  • Murad Aljiffry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, QEII Medical Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • ,
  • Mark Walsh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, QEII Medical Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • ,
  • Kevork Peltekian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, QEII Medical Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • ,
  • Michele Molinari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, QEII Medical Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Inquiries to Michele Molinari, MD, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, 1278 Tower Road, Room 6-254, Solid Organ Transplantation, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2Y9; fax: 001-902-473-7639

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.07.004

Journal of Surgical Education
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 367-371 , September 2008

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