2019 Volume 39 Issue 3 Pages 583-586
Gallbladder torsion leads to vascular insufficiency, resulting in rapid necrosis of the gallbladder. We present two patients with gallbladder torsion, who underwent an emergency single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC). 【Case 1】 A 90-year-old woman was admitted as an emergency to our hospital with severe upper abdominal pain and fever. Subsequently, we diagnosed her illness as gallbladder torsion through enhanced abdominal CT findings and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). An emergency cholecystectomy was performed using the single-incision laparoscopic technique. 【Case 2】 A 74-year-old woman was admitted as an emergency to our hospital with similar symptoms as described in Case 1. Subsequently, we diagnosed her illness as acute cholecystitis. An emergency SILC was performed. Both patients underwent emergency surgeries (SILC) and both were discharged with a good clinical course.
