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