title: Gall bladder perforation: report of 3 cases.
abstract: We report 3 cases of gall bladder perforation treated in this centre between January 1996 and June 2001. These were compared with Neimier's original classification of types of gall bladder perforation and areas of difficulty in management emphasised. The literature was also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Olaoye
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Adesina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology