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Case #4 -
An elderly woman with vomiting and abdominal distension

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
4.) What is the pathogenesis of this condition?

Pathogenesis: cholelithiasis, acute cholecystitis, empyema, adhesion formation between gallbladder and adjacent viscera, perforation, fistula formation, entry of stone into intestinal tract  
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