Gallbladder torsion: report of four cases and review of the literature.
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.
Marano
Antonio
A
Centre for the Study of Liver Disease and Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Yahchouchy-Chouillard
Elie
E
Spinelli
Rossella
R
Iannelli
Antonio
A
Aura
Tamer
T
Fingerhut
Abe
A
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