Gallbladder Volvulus Presenting as Acute Appendicitis

We encountered a case of gallbladder volvulus in an 88-year-old thin female in which the initial presentation was more consistent with that of acute appendicitis. After complete work-up, including physical exam, lab work, and computed tomography, the definite diagnosis of gallbladder volvulus was no...

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Autores principales: Bauman, Zachary, Ruggero, John, Lim, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4485550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26171270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/629129
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description We encountered a case of gallbladder volvulus in an 88-year-old thin female in which the initial presentation was more consistent with that of acute appendicitis. After complete work-up, including physical exam, lab work, and computed tomography, the definite diagnosis of gallbladder volvulus was not made until intraoperative visualization was obtained. Gallbladder volvulus is a rare but serious condition, which requires a high clinical suspicion so prompt surgical intervention can be undertaken.
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spelling pubmed-44855502015-07-13 Gallbladder Volvulus Presenting as Acute Appendicitis Bauman, Zachary Ruggero, John Lim, John Case Rep Surg Case Report We encountered a case of gallbladder volvulus in an 88-year-old thin female in which the initial presentation was more consistent with that of acute appendicitis. After complete work-up, including physical exam, lab work, and computed tomography, the definite diagnosis of gallbladder volvulus was not made until intraoperative visualization was obtained. Gallbladder volvulus is a rare but serious condition, which requires a high clinical suspicion so prompt surgical intervention can be undertaken. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4485550/ /pubmed/26171270 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/629129 Text en Copyright © 2015 Zachary Bauman et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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