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Hayley M Hamblin1, Amitabh Goel, Jared R Pennington
1At the time this article was written, Hayley M. Hamblin was a student in the PA program at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. She now practices in emergency medicine with US Acute Care Solutions at Summa Health System-Akron (Ohio) Campus. Amitabh Goel is chair of surgery and director of critical care at University Hospitals Geneva (Ohio) Medical Center. Jared R. Pennington is associate dean of health sciences in the College of Education and Health Sciences at Baldwin Wallace University. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
Gallbladder torsion is a rare cause of acute surgical abdomen. Early recognition and surgical intervention are important for reducing complications and improving postoperative patient outcomes, but standard imaging and laboratory evaluation typically are indistinguishable from those of acute cholecystitis. This article describes a patient with gangrenous cholecystitis secondary to torsion and summarizes recommendations for evaluation and management.
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