Isolated traumatic gallbladder rupture: US findings and the role of repeat US in diagnosis.
We represent the US findings of isolated gallbladder rupture caused by blunt abdominal trauma in a 13-year-old boy. At the initial US examination, although a pericholecystic fluid collection was observed, the mildly collapsed gallbladder was regarded as a contracted gallbladder. Even though the patient was haemodynamically stable, repeat US examination after 24 h revealed gallbladder perforation. In haemodynamically stable trauma patients repeated US examinations can be useful and are strongly recommended.
Akay
Hatice Ozturkmen
HO
Department of Radiology, Dicle University Medical School, Diyarbakir 21280, Turkey. hozturkmen@gmail.com
Senturk
Senem
S
Cigdem
M Kemal
MK
Bayrak
Aylin H
AH
Ozdemir
Erdal
E
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D012421:Rupture; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*