Journal of Radiology Case Reports, Vol 6, No 4 (2012)

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Isolated Gallbladder Injury in a Case of Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Isolated Gallbladder Injury in a Case of Blunt Abdominal Trauma

Jeffrey Birn, Melissa Jung, Mark Dearing

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Abstract


The diagnosis of blunt injury to the gallbladder may constitute a significant challenge to the diagnostician.  There is often a delay in presentation with non-specific clinical symptoms.  In the absence of reliable clinical symptoms, diagnostic imaging becomes an invaluable tool in the rapid identification of gallbladder injury. We present a case of isolated gallbladder injury following blunt abdominal trauma which was diagnosed by computed tomography and subsequently confirmed by cholecystectomy.


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