title: [Torsion of the gallbladder (author's transl)].
abstract: The torsion of the gallbladder is a rare disease. A case of torsion of the gallbladder is reported who came to surgery under the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in an elder person. Factors facilitating torsion of the gallbladder are discussed. The only form of therapy is immediate cholecystectomy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003549:Cystic Duct; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014102:Torsion Abnormality
vernacular_title: Die Torsion der Gallenblase