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Over 500 cases have been documented since its description in 1898.<ref name="pmid18294374">{{cite journal| author=Janakan G, Ayantunde AA, Hoque H| title=Acute gallbladder torsion: an unexpected intraoperative finding. | journal=World J Emerg Surg | year= 2008 | volume= 3 | issue= | pages= 9 | pmid=18294374 | doi=10.1186/1749-7922-3-9 | pmc=PMC2266718 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18294374 }} </ref> | Over 500 cases have been documented since its description in 1898.<ref name="pmid18294374">{{cite journal| author=Janakan G, Ayantunde AA, Hoque H| title=Acute gallbladder torsion: an unexpected intraoperative finding. | journal=World J Emerg Surg | year= 2008 | volume= 3 | issue= | pages= 9 | pmid=18294374 | doi=10.1186/1749-7922-3-9 | pmc=PMC2266718 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18294374 }} </ref> | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
* | * There are very few cases reported in the pediatric population. | ||
* 85% of the cases are reported in 60 - 80 age group. | * 85% of the cases are reported in 60 - 80 age group. | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
* There is a female preponderance for this condition.<ref name="pmid16941256">{{cite journal| author=Tarhan OR, Barut I, Dinelek H| title=Gallbladder volvulus: review of the literature and report of a case. | journal=Turk J Gastroenterol | year= 2006 | volume= 17 | issue= 3 | pages= 209-11 | pmid=16941256 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16941256 }} </ref> | * There is a female preponderance for this condition.<ref name="pmid16941256">{{cite journal| author=Tarhan OR, Barut I, Dinelek H| title=Gallbladder volvulus: review of the literature and report of a case. | journal=Turk J Gastroenterol | year= 2006 | volume= 17 | issue= 3 | pages= 209-11 | pmid=16941256 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16941256 }} </ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Over 500 cases have been documented since its description in 1898.[1]
Age
- There are very few cases reported in the pediatric population.
- 85% of the cases are reported in 60 - 80 age group.
Gender
References
- ↑ Janakan G, Ayantunde AA, Hoque H (2008). "Acute gallbladder torsion: an unexpected intraoperative finding". World J Emerg Surg. 3: 9. doi:10.1186/1749-7922-3-9. PMC 2266718. PMID 18294374.
- ↑ Tarhan OR, Barut I, Dinelek H (2006). "Gallbladder volvulus: review of the literature and report of a case". Turk J Gastroenterol. 17 (3): 209–11. PMID 16941256.
- ↑ Stieber AC, Bauer JJ (1983). "Volvulus of the gallbladder". Am J Gastroenterol. 78 (2): 96–8. PMID 6823944.