Gallbladder volvulus in a 5 –years old Vietnamese female: A case report
Key Clinical MessageGallbladder volvulus (GV) is a medical emergency and a rare cause of acute abdominal pain among the pediatric population. GV is more prominent usually in boys in pediatric patients. If it is not diagnosed and surgically intervened promptly, GV will become a life-threating condition. Fortunately, a safe and effective laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now widely indicated. A 5 years old female patient with abdominal pain and heavy much vomiting was referred to the emergency room in our hospital. She was suspiciously diagnosed with acute inflammation of the gallbladder according to the results of abdominal ultrasound and computerized tomography (CT) scan already perform ed on admission. One day after the hospitalization, abdominal ultrasound, and CT scan were performed again because of intensification of her abdominal pain and revealed the clinical portrait of GV such as a “floating gallbladder” sign, an echogenic cone structure, an elongated axis displaced hor izontally instead of vertically and a lack of intramural blood flow. The acute GV diagnosis was made and the patient was operated, using the laparoscopic cholecystectomy on time, the gallbladder was tightly twisted clockwise at approximately 720°. The operation and postoperative treatment went quit e well and the patient was discharged from the hospital on postoperative Day 7. GV is very rare in children, easily omitted or misdiagnosed with cholecystitis. Imaging diagnosis such as ultrasound, CT ...
Source: Clinical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Authors: Cao Minh Tiep,
Tran Phan Ninh,
Nguyen Dinh Hung,
Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nga,
Nguyen Manh Toan,
Pham Ngoc Hung,
Dang Van Chuc Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research
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