title: Pediatric traumatic gallbladder rupture.
abstract: Blunt abdominal trauma causing gallbladder rupture is exceptionally rare in children. This injury is rare due to the size and anatomical location of the gallbladder, and a rapid diagnosis is often difficult to achieve due to delayed presentation. We report a ruptured gallbladder in an 11-year-old male as a result of blunt abdominal trauma from an all-terrain vehicle accident. Possible gallbladder injury was indicated on computed tomography and patient was successfully managed with cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: W Landon
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA pcbonasso@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Bonasso
authors.affiliation: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: R Todd
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Maxson