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Case Reports
. 2012 Oct;6(8):1409-10.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2012/4034.2371.

Isolated gall bladder perforation following a blunt injury in the abdomen

Caren D'souza  1 , Bhagavan K R, Rakesh K
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Case Reports

Isolated gall bladder perforation following a blunt injury in the abdomen

Caren D'souza et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

Gall bladder injuries which are caused after a blunt trauma in the abdomen are rare and they have significant mortality and morbidity when the treatment is delayed. They usually go undiagnosed until an exploratory laparotomy is done. We are reporting here a case of isolated gall bladder neck perforation, which is an uncommon finding following a blunt injury in the abdomen.

Keywords: Blunt injury abdomen; Gall bladder; Perforation.

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CECT scan of abdomen axial cut showed irregularity in the gall bladder (white arrow)
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CECT scan of abdomen coronal cut showed an irregularity in the gall bladder wall with pericholecystic collection (white arrow)
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