Torsion of the Gallbladder

Elizabeth A. Boonstra; Boudewijn van Etten; Ted R. Prins; Egbert Sieders; Barbara L. van Leeuwen

doi:10.1007/s11605-011-1712-6

Torsion of the Gallbladder

Elizabeth A. Boonstra^*
, Boudewijn van Etten
, Ted R. Prins
, Egbert Sieders
, Barbara L. van Leeuwen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Faculty of Medical Sciences/UMCG

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Abstract

A 77-year-old woman was seen with progressive abdominal pain.

A CT scan was made and showed a large gallbladder extending into the right lower abdomen. Ultrasound was performed but demonstrated no gallstones. Laparoscopy showed a tordated, necrotic gallbladder that was attached to the liver only by the cystic artery and cystic duct. Cholecystectomy was performed.

Torsion of the gallbladder is a rare but clinically important condition in which the diagnosis seldom is made preoperatively. In radiological and clinical signs of cholecystitis without gallstones, this condition should be considered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	882-884
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-011-1712-6
Publication status	Published - Apr-2012

Keywords

Gallbladder
Torsion
Cholecystitis
CT
CHOLECYSTITIS

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