title: Gallbladder torsion: report of four cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Gallbladder torsion is a rare cause of acute acalculous cholecystitis. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult. The treatment of choice remains immediate cholecystectomy. We present four cases of gallbladder torsion and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Study of Liver Disease and Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marano
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yahchouchy-Chouillard
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spinelli
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iannelli
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aura
authors.forename: Abe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fingerhut
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery