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Complete gallbladder torsion diagnosed with sequential computed tomography scans: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Torsion of the gallbladder is an extremely rare cause of acute abdomen, which commonly affects thin elderly women. A prompt surgical approach is necessary to avoid fatal complications associated with gangrene and perforation of the gallbladder. However, it is difficult to make a preope...

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Autores principales: Koyanagi, Takahiro, Sato, Kaoru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22967273
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-289