title: [Agenesis of the gallbladder].
abstract: The authors report a case of agenesis of gallbladder associated with lithiasis of common bile duct. A review of the literature confirms the rarity of this congenital malformation. In 40-60% of cases it is associated with other gastrointestinal, skeletal, cardiovascular and genitourinary malformations. In 20-50% of cases it can be associated with common bile duct stones. Patients are asymptomatic in the majority of cases. A preoperative diagnosis is difficult despite of high accuracy of the modern diagnostic imaging techniques.
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Chirurgia Generale ad indirizzo Chirurgia Generale, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche, Anatomiche ed Oncologiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Vita
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sciumè
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lauria Lauria
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000002:abnormalities; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans