title: Multiseptate gallbladder: diagnostic value of MR cholangiography and ultrasonography.
abstract: Multiseptate gallbladder is a rare congenital malformation. We present a case that emphasizes the importance of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasound examination of the abdomen showed multiple linear internal echoes consistent with multiple septa crossing the entire gallbladder lumen, creating a honeycomb appearance. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed a grapelike cluster of the whole gallbladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Bioregulation, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan. tnakazaw@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Joh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography