Isolated gallbladder injury in a case of blunt abdominal trauma.

نویسندگان

  • Jeffrey Birn
  • Melissa Jung
  • Mark Dearing
چکیده

The diagnosis of blunt injury to the gallbladder may constitute a significant challenge to the diagnostician. There is often a delay in presentation with non-specific clinical symptoms. In the absence of reliable clinical symptoms, diagnostic imaging becomes an invaluable tool in the rapid identification of gallbladder injury. We present a case of isolated gallbladder injury following blunt abdominal trauma which was diagnosed by computed tomography and subsequently confirmed by cholecystectomy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of radiology case reports

دوره 6 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012