title: Gunshot cholecystitis.
abstract: A 15-year-old boy developed traumatic cholecystitis from a BB shot that lodged in his gallbladder. This is an unusual cause of gallbladder disease, and we review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center, Fort Myers 33901, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology