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ArticleAcute medicine & surgery

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder torsion in a 3-year-old child.

Sunao Uemura, Hiromichi Maeda, Masayuki Obatake, Tsutomu Namikawa, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Yuki Fujieda, Yuka Nishimoto, Yusuke Morishita, Mikiya Fujieda, Kazuhiro Hanazaki

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Article in Acute medicine & surgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sunao UemuraDepartment of Surgery Kochi Medical School Hospital Nankoku Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-0152
Hiromichi MaedaDepartment of Surgery Kochi Medical School Hospital Nankoku Japan.
Masayuki ObatakeDepartment of Surgery Kochi Medical School Hospital Nankoku Japan.
Tsutomu NamikawaDepartment of Surgery Kochi Medical School Hospital Nankoku Japan.
Hiroyuki KitagawaDepartment of Surgery Kochi Medical School Hospital Nankoku Japan.
Yuki FujiedaDepartment of Surgery Kochi Medical School Hospital Nankoku Japan.
Yuka NishimotoDepartment of Pediatrics, Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan.
Yusuke MorishitaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan.
Mikiya FujiedaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kochi Medical School Kochi University Nankoku Japan.
Kazuhiro HanazakiDepartment of Surgery Kochi Medical School Hospital Nankoku Japan.
Kochi Medical School Hospital · JPKōchi University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGallbladder torsion is a congenital abnormality of the gallbladder and is a rare cause of acute abdomen. Although gallbladder torsion is a life-threatening condition requiring emergency surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder torsion in pediatric patients has seldom been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A 3-year-old boy with abdominal pain and vomiting was admitted to our hospital. He was diagnosed with acute cholecystitis through abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography, and he received antibiotics. Two days after admission, a repeat abdominal ultrasound revealed exacerbation of gallbladder wall thickness and lack of intramural blood flow, which led to a diagnosis of gallbladder torsion. Emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed, and the gallbladder was twisted counterclockwise at 270°. After an uneventful course of intraoperative and postoperative treatment, the patient was discharged on postoperative day 6.

conclusionLaparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder torsion was safely performed in a pediatric patient.

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Gallbladder torsionlaparoscopic cholecystectomypediatric patient

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PMID34987833
PMCPMC8693826
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