| Literature DB >> 29515732 |
Amine Chouchaine1, Mahmoud Fodha1, Mohamed Taha Abdelkefi1, Kamel Helali1, Mohamed Fodha1.
Abstract
Gallbladder agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly. This study aimed to highlight the epidemiological aspects of this condition as well as the peculiarities of its diagnostic and therapeutic management through three case reports. Two adults were admitted to Hospital with hepatic colics and dyspepsia. Ultrasound showed multilithiasic scleroatrophic vesicle. In one of the two patients, CT scan results showed a stone at the level of scleroatrophic vesicle. These two patients were wrongly operated for vesicular lithiasis by using conventional method. The absence of gallbladder was detected during surgery. In order to confirm post-operative diagnosis, the first patient underwent biliary MRI. The other patient was lost to follow-up. The third patient was a 13-year old child hospitalized with acute pancreatitis. Vesicular agenesis was suspected based on its scannographic aspect and then confirmed using biliary MRI. This patient didn't underwent surgery.Entities:
Keywords: Gallbladder; agenesis; gallbladder imaging
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29515732 PMCID: PMC5837181 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.114.11919
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Coupe axiale tomodensitométrique montrant une image de densité calcique se projetant au niveau de l’aire vésiculaire
Figure 2Cholangio-IRM montrant l’absence de vésicule biliaire avec absence de canal cystique
Figure 3Coupe axiale TDM aspect de pancréatite stade B, et d’agénésie de la vésicule biliaire
Figure 4Cholangio-IRM montrant l’absence de vésicule biliaire chez un enfant, sans autres anomalies biliaires associées
Figure 5Image per-opératoire montrant l’absence de vésicule biliaire dans sa position habituelle
Figure 6Coupe axiale tomodensitométrique montrant l’absence de vésicule biliaire
Figure 7Algorithme décisionnel devant une agénésie de la vésicule biliaire