title: Twistin' the night away: gallbladder torsion accompanying large bowel malignancy.
abstract: Gallbladder (GB) torsion is a rare surgical emergency seen in the elderly. It occurs due to the rotation of the gallbladder along the axis of the cystic artery and cystic duct. This study aimed to report a case of an acute GB torsion in an elderly female patient diagnosed by multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT). The clinical and imaging features of GB torsion, which can be used to assist in the preoperative diagnosis, were also discussed with emphasis on CT criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Alexandra Health, Singapore.
authors.forename: Sumer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shikhare
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Alexandra Health, Singapore.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Alexandra Health, Singapore.
authors.forename: Trishna
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimpi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Alexandra Health, Singapore.
authors.forename: Cheah Yee
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery