Department of General Surgery, University of Tunis El Manar, Traumatology and Severe Burns Centre, Ben Arous, Tunisia.
Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Nov 23;37:259. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.259.23268. eCollection 2020.
Gallbladder agenesis (GA) is a rare congenital malformation characterized by the absence of the gallbladder and cystic duct due to an anomaly in the embryonic development. It is commonly associated with other congenital abnormalities, and the isolated form is extremely rare. Its clinical presentation is variable. Actually, GA is more often incidentally diagnosed. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is considered to be the diagnosis method of choice since it avoids unnecessary and risky surgery in symptomatic patients. Here we report the case of a radiologically incidentally discovered gallbladder agenesis in a 68-year-old patient.
胆囊发育不全（GA）是一种罕见的先天性畸形，其特征为胆囊和胆囊管缺失，这是由于胚胎发育异常所致。它通常与其他先天性异常有关，而孤立型极为罕见。其临床表现多种多样。实际上，GA 更多是偶然诊断出来的。磁共振胆胰管成像（MRCP）被认为是首选的诊断方法，因为它避免了有症状的患者进行不必要且有风险的手术。在此，我们报告了 1 例 68 岁患者经影像学偶然发现的胆囊发育不全。
