Expect the Unexpected: Torsion of the Gallbladder, a Rare Cause for Acute Cholecystitis

Gallbladder torsion is a rare cause for acute cholecystitis. Gallbladder torsion is unlikely to respond to conservative management and requires urgent surgical intervention. We report a case of an 85-year-old female with gallbladder torsion. She presented with a clinical picture consistent with acut...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Yang, Kulendran, Krish, Ashworth, Jack
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6384032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30800537
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3726

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