Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chalret du Rieu, M
• Carrère, N

Titel

Gallbladder volvulus

Ist Teil von

• Journal of visceral surgery, 2012-04, Vol.149 (2), p.e159-e160

Ort / Verlag

France

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Summary Gallbladder volvulus is a rare condition caused by torsion of the cholecystic pedicle and is favored by a long or nonexistent cholecystic mesentery. Gallbladder torsion presents clinically as gangrenous cholecystitis. Emergency cholecystectomy is the standard treatment. Lack of awareness of this condition can result in delayed diagnosis and worsen the prognosis of elderly patients.