title: Absence of a gallbladder does not always mean a cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Majithia
authors.forename: Julio A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Salcedo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D042883:Choledocholithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic