TRAUMA

TRAUMA

• Injury to the gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary tree is rare and may occur as a result of blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma. Iatrogenic injury is perhaps more frequent than external trauma. Physical signs are those of an acute abdomen. Management depends on the location and extent of biliary and associated injury . In a stable patient, a transected bile duct to the gallbladder can be dealt with by cholecystectomy .