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Extrahepatic Bile Duct and Gall Bladder Dissection in Nine-Day-Old Mouse Neonates
Published on: August 23, 2022
Spontaneous gallbladder perforation in a neonate
Sobbia Gull1, Michael Singh, James Bruce
1Neonatal Surgical Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Whitworth Park, Manchester, M13 0JH, UK.
Abstract:
We describe the case of a 700-g neonate who presented with abdominal discolouration, distension, and rapid clinical deterioration. At laparotomy, a perforation in the neck of the gallbladder was found, which was simply over-seen. Perforation of the gallbladder should be considered in the differential diagnosis in such neonates. The surgical management should be direct repair, without resorting to a cholecystectomy.
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