Rivera Alec, Williamson Dustin, Almonte German
General Surgery, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Hattiesburg, USA.
General/Trauma Surgery, Highland Community Hospital, Picayune, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Oct 27;14(10):e30753. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30753. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Gallbladder agenesis (GA) is a rare congenital malformation with less than 500 reported cases. Often an incidental finding intraoperatively or in postmortem autopsies, the first reported case dates back to 1701. We discuss the case of a 21-year-old female presenting with classic biliary symptoms who, on imaging, failed to have a visualizable gallbladder. Initial ultrasound (US) reported a non-visualized gallbladder with gallbladder contraction as a possible explanation. More advanced imaging allowed for the preoperative diagnosis, thus preventing an unpleasant intraoperative surprise. As imaging techniques continue to advance, unnecessary operations can hopefully be avoided, albeit a difficult diagnosis to make.
胆囊缺如（GA）是一种罕见的先天性畸形，报告病例不足500例。通常是在术中或尸检时偶然发现，首例报告病例可追溯到1701年。我们讨论了一名21岁女性的病例，该患者表现出典型的胆道症状，影像学检查未发现可视化胆囊。最初的超声（US）报告胆囊未显示，胆囊收缩可能是一种解释。更先进的影像学检查实现了术前诊断，从而避免了术中令人不快的意外情况。随着成像技术的不断进步，有望避免不必要的手术，尽管这是一个难以做出的诊断。
