title: Torsion of the gallbladder.
abstract: Torsion of the gallbladder is a surgical emergency that occurs predominantly in the elderly. Accurate preoperative diagnosis is difficult, and delay in cholycystectomy can result in a fatal outcome. Removal of the gallbladder before the onset of gangrene or rupture of the organ is the only effective treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Suratthani Hospital, Thailand.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Panich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005734:Gangrene; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014102:Torsion Abnormality