Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in penetrating trauma.
Laparoscopy in trauma is useful in diagnosing but limited in treatment. We report the case of a patient with a stab wound in the right upper quadrant and gallbladder perforation who underwent diagnostic and laparoscopic treatment. The therapeutic opportunities in abdominal trauma are scant for laparoscopic surgery; the isolated gallbladder injury is one of them, it being possible to apply the usefulness of this less invasive technique in this case.
Velez
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SE
Department of Surgery, Hospital de Urgencias de Cordoba, Argentina. ve52@hotmail.com
Llaryora
R G
RG
Lerda
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FA
D000328:Adult; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*