Gallbladder Volvulus Diagnosed Intraoperatively: Case Report

University of Balamand

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gallbladder Volvulus

Treatments: Procedure: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallbladder volvulus

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06050876

UBalamandMLH

Details and patient eligibility

About

85-year-old female patient presented with right upper quadrant pain of one day duration, diagnosed with acalculous cholecystitis, and intraoperatively diagnosed with gallbladder volvulus.

Full description

85-year-old female patient presented with right upper quadrant pain of one day duration that is associated with nausea and vomiting, but no fever or jaundice. She was tachycardiac and had severe abdominal right upper quadrant tenderness with positive Murphy's sign. Laboratory results showed only increase in inflammatory markers. Both ultrasound and computed tomography scan of the abdomen were done and acalculous cholecystitis was diagnosed. Open cholecystectomy was done but gallbladder volvulus was noted intraoperatively. Cholecystectomy was done and the patient had smooth postoperative recovery.

Enrollment: 1 patient

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• any patient presenting with right upper quadrant pain

Exclusion criteria

• patients having non gallbladder related pathologies explaining right upper quadrant pain