D'Orazio Beatrice, Famà Fausto, Martorana Guido, Di Vita Gaetano, Geraci Girolamo
General Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncological and Stomatological Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, ITA.
Department of Human Pathology in Adulthood and Childhood "G. Barresi", University of Messina, Messina, ITA.
Cureus. 2020 Aug 10;12(8):e9647. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9647.
Agenesis of the gallbladder is an extremely rare congenital entity with shaded clinical and radiologic features, which make the preoperative diagnosis really challenging. Here, we report a case of a 52-year-old symptomatic female with biliary symptoms and contracted gallbladder at ultrasound (US). The final diagnosis was made with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and the treatment was conservative. However, diagnosing this condition preoperatively is still challenging. However, with innovations in terms of biliary tract imaging technique, and with better knowledge of this entity, many unnecessary surgical procedures might be avoided.
胆囊缺如是一种极为罕见的先天性疾病,其临床和放射学特征不明显,这使得术前诊断极具挑战性。在此,我们报告一例52岁有症状的女性患者,有胆道症状,超声检查显示胆囊萎缩。最终通过磁共振胰胆管造影(MRCP)确诊,治疗采取保守治疗。然而,术前诊断这种疾病仍然具有挑战性。不过,随着胆道成像技术的创新以及对该疾病的进一步了解,许多不必要的外科手术或许可以避免。