"Micro-gallbladder"--a clue to cystic fibrosis.
We report a patient with cystic fibrosis and biliary symptoms who demonstrates a tiny gallbladder on oral cholecystography and ultrasonography which should suggest the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The term "micro-gallbladder" has been introduced to describe the type of gallbladder seen in cystic fibrosis patients with biliary disease.
D000328:Adult; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000473:pathology; D002765:Cholecystography; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography