Gallbladder containing incisional hernia in an elderly woman

Key Clinical Message Gallbladder herniation is a rare phenomenon with risk factors of being female, older age, and previous history of hernias. Imaging modalities can confirm the diagnosis. Cholecystectomy and hernia repair to prevent strangulation may be warranted.

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Main Authors: Jerapas Thongpiya, Pitchaporn Yingchoncharoen, Marawan Elmassry, James A. Tarbox, Mahmoud Abdelnabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-04-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7240
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author Jerapas Thongpiya
Pitchaporn Yingchoncharoen
Marawan Elmassry
James A. Tarbox
Mahmoud Abdelnabi
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description Key Clinical Message Gallbladder herniation is a rare phenomenon with risk factors of being female, older age, and previous history of hernias. Imaging modalities can confirm the diagnosis. Cholecystectomy and hernia repair to prevent strangulation may be warranted.
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spelling doaj.art-fd9b8504fcca437caae1a4466661641b2024-02-17T08:51:08ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-04-01114n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7240Gallbladder containing incisional hernia in an elderly womanJerapas Thongpiya0Pitchaporn Yingchoncharoen1Marawan Elmassry2James A. Tarbox3Mahmoud Abdelnabi4Internal Medicine Department Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock Texas USAInternal Medicine Department Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock Texas USAInternal Medicine Department Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock Texas USAInternal Medicine Department Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock Texas USAInternal Medicine Department Texas Tech University Health Science Center Lubbock Texas USAKey Clinical Message Gallbladder herniation is a rare phenomenon with risk factors of being female, older age, and previous history of hernias. Imaging modalities can confirm the diagnosis. Cholecystectomy and hernia repair to prevent strangulation may be warranted.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7240abdominal paingallbladderincarcerationincisional herniastrangulation
spellingShingle Jerapas Thongpiya
Pitchaporn Yingchoncharoen
Marawan Elmassry
James A. Tarbox
Mahmoud Abdelnabi
Gallbladder containing incisional hernia in an elderly woman
Clinical Case Reports
abdominal pain
gallbladder
incarceration
incisional hernia
strangulation
title Gallbladder containing incisional hernia in an elderly woman
title_full Gallbladder containing incisional hernia in an elderly woman
title_fullStr Gallbladder containing incisional hernia in an elderly woman
title_full_unstemmed Gallbladder containing incisional hernia in an elderly woman
title_short Gallbladder containing incisional hernia in an elderly woman
title_sort gallbladder containing incisional hernia in an elderly woman
topic abdominal pain
gallbladder
incarceration
incisional hernia
strangulation
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7240
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