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Twisted gallbladder pedicle

MedGen UID:
1053774
•Concept ID:
CN378392
•
Finding
Synonym: Conical structure at the gallbladder neck
 
HPO: HP:6001042

Definition

A stretched conical-shaped structure found at the gallbladder neck with several linear echoes converging towards its tip. This finding is demonstrated by sonography and can indicate gallbladder volvulus. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTwisted gallbladder pedicle

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

A Rare Presentation of Gall Bladder Volvulus: A Case Report.
Kachi A, Nicolas G, Nasser J, Hashem M, Abou Sleiman C
Am J Case Rep 2019 Oct 5;20:1466-1470. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.916234. PMID: 31586038Free PMC Article
Emergent and nonemergent nonbowel torsion: spectrum of imaging and clinical findings.
Lubner MG, Simard ML, Peterson CM, Bhalla S, Pickhardt PJ, Menias CO
Radiographics 2013 Jan-Feb;33(1):155-73. doi: 10.1148/rg.331125016. PMID: 23322835
Laparoscopic treatment for torsion of the gallbladder in a 7-year-old female.
Matsuda A, Sasajima K, Miyamoto M, Maruyama H, Yokoyama T, Suzuki S, Matsutani T, Sugiura A, Yanagi K, Matsushita A, Arai H, Tajiri T
JSLS 2009 Jul-Sep;13(3):441-4. PMID: 19793492Free PMC Article
Clinical images. Gallbladder torsion showing a "whirl sign" on a multidetector computed tomography scan.
Tajima Y, Tsuneoka N, Kuroki T, Kanematsu T
Am J Surg 2009 Jan;197(1):e9-10. Epub 2008 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.01.030. PMID: 18723147
Gallbladder torsion: case report and review of 245 cases reported in the Japanese literature.
Nakao A, Matsuda T, Funabiki S, Mori T, Koguchi K, Iwado T, Matsuda K, Takakura N, Isozaki H, Tanaka N
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 1999;6(4):418-21. doi: 10.1007/s005340050143. PMID: 10664294

Prognosis

Gallbladder torsion: case report and review of 245 cases reported in the Japanese literature.
Nakao A, Matsuda T, Funabiki S, Mori T, Koguchi K, Iwado T, Matsuda K, Takakura N, Isozaki H, Tanaka N
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 1999;6(4):418-21. doi: 10.1007/s005340050143. PMID: 10664294

Clinical prediction guides

Gallbladder torsion: case report and review of 245 cases reported in the Japanese literature.
Nakao A, Matsuda T, Funabiki S, Mori T, Koguchi K, Iwado T, Matsuda K, Takakura N, Isozaki H, Tanaka N
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 1999;6(4):418-21. doi: 10.1007/s005340050143. PMID: 10664294

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