title: Traction as a cause of gallbladder avulsion.
abstract: Following isolated blunt trauma to the abdomen, a 25-year-old man developed peritonitis. Laparotomy revealed a band between the transverse colon and gallbladder, with partial avulsion of the latter. Avulsion of the gallbladder is a rare injury and, to the best of our knowledge traction has not been described as a mechanism of injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore.
authors.forename: Devinder Philip
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: Sukria
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Deepak Thomas
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000503:physiopathology