Publication details
Volvulus žlučníku
| Title in English | Gallbladder volvulus |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Rozhledy v chirurgii |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.prolekare.cz/casopisy/rozhledy-v-chirurgii/2017-7/volvulus-zlucniku-61734 |
| Field | Surgery incl. transplantology |
| Keywords | gallbladder volvulus; acute abdomen; floating gallbladder |
| Description | Volvulus of the gallbladder is one of very rare diseases ranked among acute abdomen conditions. Only case reports are described in the literature. The disease presents with acute billiaey ailments, often reminiscent of acute cholecystitis. It is more common in frail elderly woman and its preoperative diagnosis is very difficult, and therefore this finding is encountered intraoperatively in most cases. In our cases report we present the case of a female patient where the volvulus of the gallbladder was found as a surprising discovery during surgery. |