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New Indian Journal of Surgery

Volume  10, Issue 4, July - August 2019, Pages 448-450
 

Case Report

A Rare Case Report: Abdominal Firearm Injury Causing Gallbladder Perforation

Ranjith Kumar1, Jaspreet Singh Bajwa2

1Post Graduate, 2Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.10419.18

Abstract

Injury to gallbladder is rare in the set up of penetrating trauma caused by firearm injury. Here we reported a case of a 23-years-old male with an alleged history of firearm injury to abdomen received in a state of shock. On evaluation, NCCT shows pneumoperitoneum with hemoperitoneum and Grade II renal injury on the right side. On exploration, we found gallbladder perforation through its neck along with liver laceration involving segment IV, V, VI and right perinephric hematoma for which patient underwent cholecystectomy and entry wound was debrided. Purpose of reporting was the rarity of gallbladder injury in penetrating abdominal trauma and difficulty in preoperative diagnosis.

Keyword: Gallbladder perforation; Penetrating abdominal trauma; Gunshot injury.


Corresponding Author : Ranjith Kumar