Open AccessGallbladder volvulus and hernia through the foramen of Winslow: a case report
Author(s) -
Toan Huy Nguyen,
Kinh Huy Tran,
Xuan Anh Le,
Huong Van Nguyen,
Quyet Van Ha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of surgical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2042-8812
DOI - 10.1093/jscr/rjaa424
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , volvulus , infundibulum , foramen , hernia , gallstones , general surgery , surgery , radiology
Gallbladder hernia through the foramen of Winslow is an uncommon condition and gallbladder hernia combined with volvulus is even rarer. A 70-year-old patient was hospitalized with the clinical signs of pain in the right hypochondriac region associated with fever. The computed tomography scan images showed some signs of gallbladder herniation through the foramen of Winslow. We decided to remove the gallbladder and found the gallbladder infundibulum twisted and necrotic. This was the first case of a male patient who suffered from gallbladder herniation with volvulus after three cases of female patients reported in the literature.