Traumatic rupture of the gallbladder after blunt abdominal trauma

Abstract

The extremely rare case of 83-year old woman with rupture of the gallbladder due to blunt abdominal trauma is presented. Patient's general condition was complicated because of coagulopathy caused by oral anticoagulant what has contributed to intra-abdominal haemorrhage. The rupture of the gallbladder and rupture of the liver were found during operation. The diagnosis of rupture of the gallbladder due to blunt abdominal trauma is difficult to establish before exploration and often coexists with injury to the liver. The treatment of choice in rupture of the gallbladder is cholecystectomy. In patients after abdominal trauma, beside damage of parenchymatous organs, the injury to other organs should be taken into consideration, even if they occur very rarely.