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Abstract
This report describes a patient who suffered free intraperitoneal perforation of a previously normal gallbladder as an isolated abdominal injury from seat belt compression. It is postulated that a prerequisite for such an injury is distension of the gallbladder with bile. Alcohol ingestion in the fasting state is likely to produce such a situation.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 958076 DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb141056.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med J Aust ISSN: 0025-729X Impact factor: 7.738