Volume 73 Number 8 December 2006	back to contents

Address all correspondence to Dan Kolder, M.D., Department of Surgery, University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics, MC 418 McHaney Hall, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212; e-mail: kolderd@health.missouri.edu

Accepted for publication August 2006.

Abstract

Perforation of the gallbladder occurs in 1.6%–2.8% of cases of gallbladder disease. Transhepatic rupture of the gall bladder is rare, with fewer than 20 cases reported in literature. We report a case of transhepatic rupture of the gall bladder with massive hemoperitoneum, which required emergency laparotomy and control of hemorrhage.

Key Words

Gallbladder perforation, hemoperitoneum, transhepatic perforation

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