Twistin' the night away: gallbladder torsion accompanying large bowel malignancy

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2015 Dec;21(6):531-3. doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2015.35418.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Colonic Neoplasms / complications
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Colonic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gallbladder Diseases / complications
  • Gallbladder Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Gallbladder Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Gallbladder Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Torsion Abnormality / complications
  • Torsion Abnormality / diagnosis*
  • Torsion Abnormality / diagnostic imaging
  • Torsion Abnormality / surgery