Volume 38, Number 6, 691-693, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0759-3

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Isolated traumatic gallbladder rupture: US findings and the role of repeat US in diagnosis

Hatice Ozturkmen Akay, Senem Senturk, M. Kemal Cigdem, Aylin H. Bayrak and Erdal Ozdemir

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Abstract

We represent the US findings of isolated gallbladder rupture caused by blunt abdominal trauma in a 13-year-old boy. At the initial US examination, although a pericholecystic fluid collection was observed, the mildly collapsed gallbladder was regarded as a contracted gallbladder. Even though the patient was haemodynamically stable, repeat US examination after 24 h revealed gallbladder perforation. In haemodynamically stable trauma patients repeated US examinations can be useful and are strongly recommended.

Keywords  Gallbladder - Trauma - Rupture - Ultrasound - Child

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