An unusual case of blunt abdominal trauma: A bleeding and ruptured gall-bladder managed by laparoscopy.
An isolated gall-bladder injury after blunt abdominal trauma is rare. Intraluminal bleeding with a perforation and an intra-abdominal haemorrhage is even rarer. Early diagnosis is difficult, even with a CT-scan or an US-scan available. Clinical suspicion, serial clinical examination and repeated imaging, can prevent mortality and morbidity. We present a case where laparoscopy was used to diagnose and treat an isolated gall-bladder lesion after blunt abdominal trauma.
Van Kerschaver
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A.Z. Sint Lucas, Gent, Belgium.
De Witte
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Kint
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Vereecken
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D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012421:Rupture; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*