Pregnant with Acute Abdomen, an Unexpected Turn: Gallbladder Volvulus Case Report

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Gabriela Martinez Maya
Neftalí Elizabeth Montaño García
Alejandra López Jiménez
Gerardo Alvarado Romero
José Manuel Pastrana Rosas
Luis Rodrigo Barrera Guerra

Abstract

Gallbladder volvulus, is a rare condition that occurs when the gallbladder twists on its elongated mesentery along the axis of the cystic duct and artery, it occurs in 1 in every 365,000 cases, the mortality of this condition is of 6%. Its clinical presentation is insidious and patients usually go to the emergency department with an acute abdomen. We present the clinical case of a pregnant patient who came with data of acute abdomen, protocolized and operated on by our service with an unexpected outcome: volvulated gallbladder.

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Gabriela Martinez Maya, Neftalí Elizabeth Montaño García, Alejandra López Jiménez, Gerardo Alvarado Romero, José Manuel Pastrana Rosas, & Luis Rodrigo Barrera Guerra. (2023). Pregnant with Acute Abdomen, an Unexpected Turn: Gallbladder Volvulus Case Report . International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies, 3(12), 2955–2959. https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v3-i12-05
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