title: [Is the gallbladder a shock organ?].
abstract: Detrimental effect of shock on gallbladder is a rare complication which may occur in the wake of trauma or surgery. Sex ratio, incidence, lethality, and possible pathophysiological processes are stated and discussed. The incidence of posttraumatic cholecystitis appeared to be higher among patients in the second to fourth decades of age, while postoperative cholecystitis was more often recorded from patients in the fifth to seventh decades of age. The aetiology is still unknown and may be of multifactorial nature. This cannot be conclusively elucidated from one individual case. Early detection of the complication and early operation may widely protect the patient from more severity.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012769:Shock / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Ist die Gallenblase ein Schockorgan?