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.
Department of Surgery, Hospital de Urgencias de Cordoba, Argentina. ve52@hotmail.com
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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*