© 2002 British Journal of Sports Medicine
CASE REPORT
Laparoscopic treatment of an isolated gallbladder rupture following blunt abdominal trauma in a schoolboy rugby player
1 Accident and Emergency Unit, Milnerton Medi-Clinic, Cape Town, South Africa 7700
2 Pathcare Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa 7700
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr Kohler, MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, South Africa;
ryank{at}yebo.co.za
Accepted 25 March 2002
Laparoscopic treatment of an isolated gallbladder rupture in a schoolboy rugby player resulting from blunt abdominal trauma has not previously been reported. A case report of this rare occurrence is presented together with a brief review of the literature.
Keywords: rugby; gallbladder rupture; blunt trauma; laparoscopy
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3 Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; helena{at}curie.uct.ac.za
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