[Isolated rupture of the gall bladder following a blunt abdominal injury]
Abstract:
The study presents a rare isolated rupture of the gall bladder following a blunt abdominal injury. The diagnostics was complicated by inaccurate anamnestic data, because the patient was injured in the drunken state and could not remember it. The clinical picture was extremely nonspecific. Repetitive ultrasound examinations aided a correct clinical decision making and an adequate management. A possibility of the gall bladder perforation following blunt injuries of the abdomen must be considered mainly in younger patients with nonspecific abdominal pains. The risk increases after abuse of alcohol or after prolonged starvation.
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