Laparoscopic treatment of an isolated gallbladder rupture following blunt abdominal trauma in a schoolboy rugby player

R Kohler; R Millin; B Bonner; A Louw

doi:10.1136/bjsm.36.5.378

Laparoscopic treatment of an isolated gallbladder rupture following blunt abdominal trauma in a schoolboy rugby player

Br J Sports Med. 2002 Oct;36(5):378-9; discussion 379. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.36.5.378.

Authors

R Kohler¹, R Millin, B Bonner, A Louw

Affiliation

¹ Accident and Emergency Unit, Milnerton Medi-Clinic, Cape Town, South Africa. [email protected]

Abstract

Laparoscopic treatment of an isolated gallbladder rupture in a schoolboy rugby player resulting from blunt abdominal trauma has not previously been reported. A case report of this rare occurrence is presented together with a brief review of the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / complications
Abdominal Injuries / diagnosis
Abdominal Injuries / surgery*
Abdominal Pain / etiology
Adolescent
Football / injuries*
Gallbladder / diagnostic imaging
Gallbladder / injuries*
Gallbladder / surgery*
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Male
Rupture
Ultrasonography
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnosis
Wounds, Nonpenetrating / surgery*