title: Honeycomb gallbladder: a very rare cause of right upper quadrant pain.
abstract: Honeycomb gallbladder is a rare congenital malformation of the gallbladder. In some cases, it may be asymptomatic, whereas in others, it may lead to symptoms consistent with biliary colic even in the absence of cholelithiasis. We present the clinical and imaging findings of a case of a 10-year-old boy who was admitted to the emergency department with right upper quadrant pain. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a honeycomb gallbladder. Honeycomb gallbladder is safely diagnosed with ultrasonography, which should be part of the investigation of patients with right upper quadrant pain in the emergency department.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Radiology, and †Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Meltem Ceyhan
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bilgici
authors.forename: Ahmet Veysel
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Ayhan Gazi
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kalayci
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004630:Emergencies; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D057832:Watchful Waiting