Gallbladder torsion in multimorbid older adults: a structured narrative review and case report
Ji Liu, Zhi-Feng Cheng, Min-Zhi Li, Yi Wu, Zi-Yang Tang, Wen-Tao He, Fu-Kang Xiong, Xiao-Qin Liang, Wei Lu · 2026
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Ji Liu leads a nine author team combining in 2026 a case report with a review of one hundred eighty cases of gallbladder torsion. That is a rare twisting emergency seen mostly in older adults. Their patient, an eighty four year old man, arrived with sudden severe pain under the right ribs, nausea, and vomiting. Scans showed a swollen gallbladder with stones and fluid around it, enough to suspect torsion but not to prove it.
Surgery through small ports confirmed the gallbladder had twisted a full turn around its duct and artery. Removing it through the ports went smoothly. A tissue study showed bleeding death of the wall, matching gangrenous inflammation from the twist. The authors stress that age changed anatomy hides this condition behind ordinary gallbladder inflammation. Fast imaging recognition and immediate surgery, they argue, prevent perforation and death.
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| CREATOR | Ji Liu, Zhi-Feng Cheng, Min-Zhi Li, Yi Wu, Zi-Yang Tang, Wen-Tao He, Fu-Kang Xiong, Xiao-Qin Liang, Wei Lu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36680 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |