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Revista Colombiana de Cirugía
versão impressa ISSN 2011-7582versão On-line ISSN 2619-6107
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PALMIERI, Alfonso et al. Gallbladder volvulus. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2019, vol.34, n.3, pp.269-276. ISSN 2011-7582. https://doi.org/10.30944/20117582.446.
Volvulus, or torsion of the gallbladder, is a disease of the sixth to eighth decades of life, an exceptional condition due to its infrequent and atypical symptoms.
Since it tends to be confused with non-lithiasic cholecystitis, its diagnosis is usually intraoperative and can lead to serious complications such as gangrene and biliary sepsis, even death.
Although the first case was reported 120 years ago, more cases are reported in the elderly population.
In this article, two clinical cases of gallbladder volvulus are presented and a review of the literature is made.
Palavras-chave : gallbladder; volvulus; acalculous cholecystitis; diagnostic imaging; cholangiopancreatography, magnetic resonance.