Traction as a cause of gallbladder avulsion.
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.
Raju
Devinder Philip
DP
Department of Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore.
Nayak
Sukria
S
Agarwal
Sunil
S
Abraham
Deepak Thomas
DT
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000503:physiopathology