A Case of Torsion of the Gallbladder Suspected with SPECT-CT: Review and Recommendations

Torsion or volvulus of the gallbladder is a rare situation that rapidly progresses to gangrene and linked with a poor prognosis, even death, if unrecognized and untreated. An interesting and rare case of gallbladder volvulus in which diagnosis was obtained by comparing CT images and HIDA scan with S...

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Autores principales: Bergeron, Eric, Désilets, Etienne, Do, Xuan Vien, McNamara, Daniel, Chergui, Sami, Bensoussan, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6970005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31970008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8687141
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Sumario:Torsion or volvulus of the gallbladder is a rare situation that rapidly progresses to gangrene and linked with a poor prognosis, even death, if unrecognized and untreated. An interesting and rare case of gallbladder volvulus in which diagnosis was obtained by comparing CT images and HIDA scan with SPECT-CT is presented. Relevant literature is reviewed, and recommendations are outlined.

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