title: Abnormalities of the gallbladder, clinical effects.
abstract: The aim of this review of the literature was to present and discuss the anatomical and embryological basis of congenital abnormalities of the gallbladder, based on a case of volvulus. In the rare cases of ectopic gallbladder, diagnosis of a biliary disease could be difficult. In such cases surgery can also be dangerous, especially when it is associated with abnormalities of the intra-hepatic biliary and vascular tree. This study, based on the embryology of the extra hepatic bile duct, focused on the most frequent gallbladder abnormalities to keep them in mind.
authors.affiliation: Service Chirurgie Viscérale Digestive et Endocrinienne, Hôpital Jean Bernard, CHU Poitiers, Université de Poitiers, 2 rue de la Miletrie, BP 577, 86021 Poitiers Cedex, France. j.p.faure@chu-poitiers.fr
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Faure
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doucet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scepi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rigoard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carretier
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Richer
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002828:Choristoma; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery