Isolated traumatic rupture of the gallbladder

Gallbladder injury resulting from blunt abdominal trauma is rare, being found in only about 2% of patients who undergo laparotomy for abdominal trauma. Its small size and anatomic location—partially embedded in the liver tissue, surrounded by the omentum and intestines, and overlaid by the rib cage—...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Yin Ming Kwan, MD, Paul Plantinga, BSc(H), MD, Ian Ross, BSc, MD, FRCPC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315305379

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