title: Isolated traumatic gallbladder rupture: US findings and the role of repeat US in diagnosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dicle University Medical School, Diyarbakir 21280, Turkey. hozturkmen@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hatice Ozturkmen
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Akay
authors.forename: Senem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senturk
authors.forename: M Kemal
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Cigdem
authors.forename: Aylin H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Bayrak
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
mesh_terms: 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*