Acute Necrotizing Cholecystitis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Acute Necrotizing Cholecystitis (ANC) is a rarely diagnosed condition, with a 2 to 20% prevalence amongst cases of acute cholecystitis. The decreased prevalence is, however, associated with a high mortality rate (15-40%) when left untreated or intervention delayed due to non-specific signs and symptoms. A high index of suspicion is therefore requisite if a diagnosis of ANC is not to be missed. We present the case of a Seventy-One year old African American Male who was diagnosed post-operatively with ANC.