Gunshot cholecystitis

J Clin Gastroenterol. 1995 Dec;21(4):320-2. doi: 10.1097/00004836-199512000-00016.

Abstract

A 15-year-old boy developed traumatic cholecystitis from a BB shot that lodged in his gallbladder. This is an unusual cause of gallbladder disease, and we review the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
  • Cholecystitis / epidemiology
  • Cholecystitis / etiology*
  • Cholecystitis / surgery
  • Gallbladder / injuries*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Wounds, Gunshot / complications*
  • Wounds, Gunshot / epidemiology