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Kwan BYM, Plantinga P, Ross I. Isolated traumatic rupture of the gallbladder. Radiol Case Rep. 2015;10(1):1029doi: 10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1029.
Kwan, B. Y. M., Plantinga, P., & Ross, I. (2015). Isolated traumatic rupture of the gallbladder. Radiology case reports, 10(1), 1029. https://doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1029
Kwan, Benjamin Yin Ming, et al. "Isolated traumatic rupture of the gallbladder." Radiology case reports vol. 10,1 (2015): 1029. doi: https://doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1029
Kwan BYM, Plantinga P, Ross I. Isolated traumatic rupture of the gallbladder. Radiol Case Rep. 2015 Dec 03;10(1):1029. doi: 10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1029. eCollection 2015. PMID: 27408658; PMCID: PMC4921154.
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Radiol Case Rep. 2015 Dec 03;10(1):1029. doi: 10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1029. eCollection 2015.

Isolated traumatic rupture of the gallbladder.

Radiology case reports

Benjamin Yin Ming Kwan, Paul Plantinga, Ian Ross

PMID: 27408658 PMCID: PMC4921154 DOI: 10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1029

Abstract

Gallbladder injury resulting from blunt abdominal trauma is rare, being found in only about 2% of patients who undergo laparotomy for abdominal trauma. Its small size and anatomic location-partially embedded in the liver tissue, surrounded by the omentum and intestines, and overlaid by the rib cage-provides good protection. Diagnosis can be difficult, and delay may result in the development of weight loss, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, jaundice, ascites, and abdominal pains. Delayed imaging with computed tomography can aid in diagnosis, especially in differentiating benign processes from true gallbladder injuries. Treatment for gallbladder injury is most commonly cholecystectomy. Mortality rates in patients with gallbladder injuries are related to associated injuries, including cardiac, thoracic or intra-abdominal hemorrhage, or multi-organ failure and/or brain damage. In isolated gallbladder injury, the prognosis is good.

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