title: Avulsion of the gallbladder following trivial injury.
abstract: Traumatic cholecystectomy is a rare condition that has always been described in the context of major trauma and associated liver or biliary injuries. We present a case of isolated traumatic cholecystectomy following a trivial injury which resulted in both a delayed presentation and a difficult diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences (Surgery), The University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.forename: F K S
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lyness
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bathgate
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wigmore
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D002765:Cholecystography; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*