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Published in: BMC Surgery 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Case report

Case report and operative management of gallbladder herniation

Authors: Henry To, Stephen Brough, Girish Pande

Published in: BMC Surgery | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

Incarcerated abdominal wall hernias may contain a variety of contents, but very rarely contains the gallbladder. This rare diagnosis is often not considered and, when diagnosed, has a different management approach. The experience of the small number of case reports have yet to be collected and summarised.

Case presentation

We report a presentation and management of an 85 year old Caucasian female with a gallbladder hernia into a parastomal defect, and outline the operative management.

Conclusion

Incarcerated gallbladder hernia is an extremely unusual condition, best diagnosed by CT scan. Management should involve operative reduction, cholecystectomy and consideration of repair of the defect.
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Metadata
Title
Case report and operative management of gallbladder herniation
Authors
Henry To
Stephen Brough
Girish Pande
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Surgery / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2482
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-015-0056-7

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