title: Gallbladder torsion: case report.
abstract: Torsion of the gallbladder (GB) is a rare, acute abdominal condition. The treatment of choice is cholecystectomy. Even with recent advances in radiologic imaging modalities, it is difficult to make a correct preoperative diagnosis of GB torsion. We report a case of GB torsion with a retrospective review of the radiologic findings of magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and ultrasonography. Those findings were compared with the histopathologic findings of the surgical specimen. The radiologic findings in our case were useful for making a preoperative diagnosis of GB torsion. We postulate the characteristic magnetic resonance findings and discuss discrepancies in the evaluations of the GB wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aibe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroiwa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimitsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Irie
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizumoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamagata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery