Diagnostic imaging in a patient with an isolated blunt traumatic gallbladder injury
Isolated gallbladder injuries are very uncommon in blunt abdominal trauma due to its small size. Further, they are well protected by the surrounding liver, omentum, and the rib cage. A case of traumatic gallbladder injury in a 47-year-old man with progressive right hypochondrial pain is presented. T...
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| author | Hong Duc Pham, A/Prof. PhD Tran Canh Nguyen, MD Quang Huy Huynh, A/Prof. PhD |
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| description | Isolated gallbladder injuries are very uncommon in blunt abdominal trauma due to its small size. Further, they are well protected by the surrounding liver, omentum, and the rib cage. A case of traumatic gallbladder injury in a 47-year-old man with progressive right hypochondrial pain is presented. The gallbladder injury was caused due to a blunt abdominal trauma after a motor vehicle accident. The patient had a history of chronic alcoholism and narcotics abuse. The patient was also human immunodeficiency virus-positive and was on stable treatment for tuberculosis. A diagnosis of gallbladder contusion with intramural dissection was made after an ultrasound and computed tomography scan. However, the patient refused surgery and thus, an ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic drainage of the gallbladder was performed as a temporary treatment. Subsequently, a successful cholecystectomy was performed. Isolated traumatic gallbladder injury has been reviewed due to the rarity of this condition and the diagnostic challenges it poses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9cb93d7575744c17ac7aecaa99121db32022-12-21T18:23:34ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332021-09-0116925572563Diagnostic imaging in a patient with an isolated blunt traumatic gallbladder injuryHong Duc Pham, A/Prof. PhD0Tran Canh Nguyen, MD1Quang Huy Huynh, A/Prof. PhD2Radiology Department, Ha Noi Medical University, Ha Noi, Vietnam; Radiology Department, Saint-Paul Hospital, Ha Noi, VietnamRadiology Department, Saint-Paul Hospital, Ha Noi, VietnamRadiology Department, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, 2 Duong Quang Trung street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh city 700000, Vietnam; Radiology Department, Trung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam; Corresponding author: Q.H. Huynh.Isolated gallbladder injuries are very uncommon in blunt abdominal trauma due to its small size. Further, they are well protected by the surrounding liver, omentum, and the rib cage. A case of traumatic gallbladder injury in a 47-year-old man with progressive right hypochondrial pain is presented. The gallbladder injury was caused due to a blunt abdominal trauma after a motor vehicle accident. The patient had a history of chronic alcoholism and narcotics abuse. The patient was also human immunodeficiency virus-positive and was on stable treatment for tuberculosis. A diagnosis of gallbladder contusion with intramural dissection was made after an ultrasound and computed tomography scan. However, the patient refused surgery and thus, an ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic drainage of the gallbladder was performed as a temporary treatment. Subsequently, a successful cholecystectomy was performed. Isolated traumatic gallbladder injury has been reviewed due to the rarity of this condition and the diagnostic challenges it poses.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332100412XIsolated gallbladder injuryBlunt abdominal traumaRadiographic findings |
| spellingShingle | Hong Duc Pham, A/Prof. PhD Tran Canh Nguyen, MD Quang Huy Huynh, A/Prof. PhD Diagnostic imaging in a patient with an isolated blunt traumatic gallbladder injury Radiology Case Reports Isolated gallbladder injury Blunt abdominal trauma Radiographic findings |
| title | Diagnostic imaging in a patient with an isolated blunt traumatic gallbladder injury |
| title_full | Diagnostic imaging in a patient with an isolated blunt traumatic gallbladder injury |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic imaging in a patient with an isolated blunt traumatic gallbladder injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic imaging in a patient with an isolated blunt traumatic gallbladder injury |
| title_short | Diagnostic imaging in a patient with an isolated blunt traumatic gallbladder injury |
| title_sort | diagnostic imaging in a patient with an isolated blunt traumatic gallbladder injury |
| topic | Isolated gallbladder injury Blunt abdominal trauma Radiographic findings |
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