Congenital Absence of the Gallbladder

Abstract

^art fr?m congenital peculiarities of fixation, which predispose 0 volvulus of the gall-bladder, the organ may be double, bilobed r absent. The case of a ii-gravida, aged 26, in whom there was ^?ngenital absence of the gall-bladder is reported by Professor Le Fort. e had experienced normal parturition and puerperium three years Previously, and was again three months pregnant when, following

Agenesis of the Gallbladder with an Unusual Appearance

“…The incidence of agenesis of the gallbladder is 0.01-0.09% in different reviews [2,4], In some reports, the male to female distribution is equal [3], while in others, it is more common in females [5,6], Symptoms seldom appear before the 5th decade of life and consist of right upper quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fatty food intolerance, jaundice (in at least half of the cases) [7], and acute pancreatitis in 18% [8]. Choledochal stones were reported in 27-43% of the patients [7,8].…”

“…Routine exploration of the common duct and T-tube insertion was recommended by Dixon and Lichtman [8], Carnevali and Kunath [6] and Gerwig et al [7], Davis and Trower [9] explore the common duct only in the presence of clinical symptoms, palpable stones or dilated duct. Vanderpool et al [10] suggest choledochoduodenostomy or sphincterotomy as the treatment of choice.…”