A Case of Torsion of the Gallbladder Suspected with SPECT-CT: Review and Recommendations

Eric Bergeron; Etienne Désilets; Xuan Vien Do; Daniel McNamara; Sami Chergui; Michael Bensoussan

doi:10.1155/2020/8687141

A Case of Torsion of the Gallbladder Suspected with SPECT-CT: Review and Recommendations

Case Rep Surg. 2020 Jan 4:2020:8687141. doi: 10.1155/2020/8687141. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Eric Bergeron¹, Etienne Désilets¹, Xuan Vien Do¹, Daniel McNamara¹, Sami Chergui¹, Michael Bensoussan¹

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Medical Imaging, Charles-LeMoyne Hospital, Greenfield Park, Canada.

Abstract

Torsion or volvulus of the gallbladder is a rare situation that rapidly progresses to gangrene and linked with a poor prognosis, even death, if unrecognized and untreated. An interesting and rare case of gallbladder volvulus in which diagnosis was obtained by comparing CT images and HIDA scan with SPECT-CT is presented. Relevant literature is reviewed, and recommendations are outlined.

Publication types

Case Reports