Gallbladder agenesis diagnosed during pregnancy- Case report and a literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Gallbladder agenesis (GA) is a rare congenital anomaly. It results from failure of the formation of gallbladder primordium from the bile duct. This cohort of patients can present with symptoms of biliary colic and get misdiagnosed as cholecystitis or cholelithiasis.

Case presentation

Here we discuss a case of gallbladder agenesis presenting with symptoms of typical biliary colics in a 31 year old female patient during her second pregnancy. She underwent two ultrasound scans (USS) which couldn't visualise a gallbladder. She eventually had a magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) which confirmed the absence of a gallbladder.

Clinical discussion

Diagnosis of gallbladder agenesis in adult life poses a diagnostic dilemma. This is par

SUBMITTER: Pinto MYP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10073876 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature