title: Agenesis of the gallbladder confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance cholangiogram.
abstract: We present a case of gallbladder agenesis, an uncommon bile duct malformation, which was found on attempting to perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The diagnosis was confirmed postoperatively on a nuclear magnetic resonance cholangiogram.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Service and Digestive Service, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain. lfergar@eresmas.com
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Fernández García
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blanco Fernández
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Párraga del Moral
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Grau Talens
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vinagre Velasco
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Téllez de Peralta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002758:Cholangiography; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy