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TORSION OF THE FUNDUS OF THE GALL‐BLADDER
Author(s) -
Merriman T. E.,
Houghton G.,
Ventura R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00349.x
Subject(s) - medicine , torsion (gastropod) , fundus (uterus) , gall , fundus camera , surgery , general surgery , ophthalmology , retinal , botany , ophthalmoscopy , biology
A rarely described form of gall‐bladder torsion is presented where only the distal fundus underwent torsion and subsequently infarcted. This case highlights the need to be aware of the diagnosis in order to enable early surgical intervention to be undertaken and thus avoid morbidity.