Surg Case Rep 2022 May 18;8(1):97. Epub 2022 May 18.
Department of Surgery, Doshinkai Tohyama Hospital, Minami-Shinmachi 17-22, Tsu, Mie, 514-0043, Japan.
Background: Ceftriaxone, a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with a long plasma half-life, is widely used to treat various infections. The use of ceftriaxone can sometimes induce biliary sludge or stone formation. Although most cases of ceftriaxone-induced pseudolithiasis are asymptomatic or mild and resolve with discontinuation of the drug, we experienced an elderly case of severe acute necrotizing calculous cholecystitis after administration of ceftriaxone. Read More