Proposed management of traumatic blunt gallbladder injuries: A case of a pre-emptive laparoscopic cholecystectomy for suspected gallbladder avulsion after blunt traumatic liver injury.
Trauma Case Rep
; 41: 100685, 2022 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Trauma is the leading cause of death among people aged 1-45 in the United States with the abdomen being the third most commonly injured anatomic region. The incidence of gallbladder trauma in the setting of abdominal injury ranges between 0.5 and 2.1 %. While gallbladder injuries secondary to penetrating abdominal wounds are found intra-operatively owing to the likely progression towards laparotomy, due to the paradigm shift of non-operative management of blunt liver injuries, the diagnosis of blunt gallbladder injuries are commonly delayed upwards of 1 to 6 weeks. 4 We present a case of a pre-emptive cholecystectomy less than 36 h after sustaining a grade V liver injury status post blunt abdominal trauma in effort emphasize the importance of critical review of diagnostic images, and support the utilization of diagnostic laparoscopy to definitively diagnose and manage traumatic blunt gallbladder injuries. When operative intervention is not performed, the nonspecific findings suggestive of gallbladder injuries can lead to delayed diagnosis and subsequent increased morbidity and mortality. Due to the lack of previous guidelines we propose a diagnostic algorithm for the approach of traumatic blunt gallbladder injuries.
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Guideline
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Trauma Case Rep
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2022
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Article
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Estados Unidos