title: Rudimentary Gallbladder Mimicking Choledochal Cyst.
abstract: Rudimentary gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly. We present a case of an 18-year-old boy who was referred to us for surgical management of choledochal cyst. Clinical assessment and correlation of various investigations raised the possibility of rudimentary gallbladder rather than choledochal cyst. Laparoscopy evaluation confirmed the same and simple removal of the hypoplastic gallbladder cured him of his symptoms. Awareness of rare anomalies of the gallbladder and correlation of various imaging modalities aids in accurate diagnosis, thus avoiding major exploration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Invasive Surgery, Jupiter Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra India ; D-6, Vishram Dham, Veena Nagar Phase II, Mulund (West), Mumbai-80, India.
authors.forename: Pinky
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thapar
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Invasive Surgery, Jupiter Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Vishwanath
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Masurkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Invasive Surgery, Jupiter Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Roji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jupiter Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Muktachand
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rokade
authors.affiliation: Department of Minimal Invasive Surgery, Jupiter Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Abhay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalvi
keywords: Choledochal cyst; Hypoplastic gallbladder; Rudimentary gallbladder