title: Acute torsion of the gallbladder.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akyol
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Macpherson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014102:Torsion Abnormality