Abnormalities of the gallbladder, clinical effects.
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.
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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
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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