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empyema of gallbladder (medicine)


empyema of gallbladder


Severe acute cholecystitis with purulent inflammation of the gallbladder.

Latent empyema, the presence of pus in a cavity, especially one of the accessory sinuses, unattended by subjective symptoms.

Synonym: empyema benignum.

Loculated empyema, pyothorax in which pleural adhesions form one or more pockets containing pus.