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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2024

Pediatric gallbladder torsion managed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report and scoping review.

Yi Sun, Zheng Fang, Xu Cao, Ting Zhang, Xiaobo Liu, Jie Zhang, Qianwei Xiong, Bin Wu, Xiangming Yan

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yi SunDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Zheng FangDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xu CaoDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Ting ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaobo LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jie ZhangDepartment of Urology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Qianwei XiongDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Bin WuDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xiangming YanDepartment of General Surgery, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

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Abstract

Gallbladder torsion (GT), characterized by the axial rotation of the cystic duct and cystic artery, is a critical condition that predominantly affects elderly women and is infrequently observed in children. Chronic cholecystitis associated with incomplete GT is a particularly rare phenomenon. This article presents a pediatric case of chronic cholecystitis associated with incomplete GT. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) were utilized to confirm the diagnosis in the child. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was successfully performed on the child, with no postoperative complications. For children with chronic cholecystitis associated with incomplete GT, clinical manifestations may improve. However, due to the presence of congenital anatomical abnormalities, children's symptoms may recur. Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy can prevent the acute onset of torsion and potential difficulties in diagnosis at later stages.

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childdiagnosisgallbladder torsionlaparoscopic cholecystectomytreatment

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