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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
Gallbladder perforation due to blunt trauma is an uncommon finding. We report our experience with six patients. The factors predisposing to perforation include a distended gallbladder because of either fasting or alcohol ingestion in normal patients, and obstruction of the cystic in patients with cholelithiasis. The diagnosis of gallbladder perforation after blunt injury may be suspected in patients with signs of an acute abdomen and hypotension that is not explained by blood loss. Peritoneal lavage that contains bile suggests the tentative diagnosis of trauma to the biliary tract or gallbladder, as well as to the liver or upper bowel. A cholecystectomy is the preferred treatment when gallbladder perforation occurs in the traumatized patient.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
805-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Perforation of the gallbladder due to blunt abdominal trauma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports