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- Title
Hidrops vesicular secundario a vólvulo: reporte de un caso.
- Authors
Gaete D., María Inés; Rao S., Isabel; Manzor V., Manuel
- Abstract
Introduction: Gallbladder volvulus (GV) is an extremely rare cause of acute cholecystitis. Approximately 500 cases have been reported in world literature. It can lead to total obstruction of the gallbladder drainage and ischemia with a high risk of progressing to perforation and biliary peritonitis. Case report: 90-year-old woman consulted due to hypogastric pain of sudden onset, associated with painful palpable abdominal mass in the flank and right iliac fossa. Computed axial tomography of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated an accentuated distention of the gallbladder, located outside the gallbladder fossa and with a point suggestive of torsion. She underwent exploratory laparotomy, devulvulation followed by cholecystectomy, with favorable postoperative evolution. Discussion: The development of GV requires a "floating gallbladder", its clinical picture is non-specific and is often confused with acute lithiasic cholecystitis. Its preoperative diagnosis is difficult despite the imaging study. Timely surgical intervention is the only resolutive treatment, with excellent results. Conclusion: GV is a rare pathology, it represents a diagnostic challenge for both surgeons and radiologists.
- Publication
Revista de Cirugia, 2022, Vol 74, Issue 1, p98
- ISSN
2452-4557
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.35687/s2452-454920220011296