A Case of Preoperatively Diagnosed　Torsion of the Gallbladder.

Abstract

We report herein the case of an 83-year-old woman with torsion of the gallbladder. The patient was admitted to our hospital for investigation of abdominal pain and a cholecystitis was subsequently diagnosed by ultrasonography（US）．An abdominal computed tomography（CT）revealed a torsion of the gallbladder. Thus, cholecystectomy was performed. Her postoperative course was unremarkable and she discharged 10 days after surgery. CT is a standard noninvasive imaging technique used for visualizing the gallbladder, the advantage of which include its safety, high sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy with three imaging angles.