Acute torsion of the gallbladder.
Acute torsion of the gallbladder is an acute surgical emergency which may be encountered more frequently in the presence of an ageing population. We report a 98-year-old patient in whom the diagnosis was made at exploratory laparotomy performed for unexplained peritonism. Emergency cholecystectomy was followed by an uncomplicated post-operative recovery.
McGregor
J R
JR
Department of Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
Akyol
M
M
Macpherson
S G
SG
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014102:Torsion Abnormality